Research shows removing both breasts doesn't improve survival rates for most breast cancer patients, despite many women ...

This surgery is also called a simple mastectomy. Modified radical mastectomy This surgery combines a total mastectomy with the removal of axillary (underarm) lymph nodes. You’ll need this surgery if ...

Some in the medical profession believe that those who have a mastectomy - removal of the entire breast to prevent the cancer spreading - stand a better chance of survival. But a 20-year research ...

Xie met Hua Hua (pseudonym) a year and a half ago, after she was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Initially, Hua Hua ...

Mastectomy is when all breast tissue is removed. In appropriately selected patients, the surgeon may be able to conserve some of the skin and/or nipple normally lost during a mastectomy. The choice of ...

Recurrence Rates in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Surgical removal of breast cancer may be done with lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery), which is usually followed by radiation therapy.

1970s -- A handful of forward-thinking surgeons began believing that simple mastectomy-- removal of only the breast itself -- was just as effective as a radical mastectomy. Surgeons also began ...

The study aims to compare the standard amount and timing of radiation treatment with a reduced radiation dose given before breast cancer removal and reconstruction surgery. Researchers at The ...

Women’s health has always been a passion of mine,” would probably sufficiently explain why Dr Anannya Chakrabarti is a ...

This surgery involves removing only the abnormal tissue, followed by radiation. People may also opt for a mastectomy—complete removal of breast tissue from the breast—to avoid radiation therapy. Some ...