Breast Cancer Mastectomy

VIDEO: New Frontiers in Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media

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Kathy Plesser, MD

Hormone therapy is a standard treatment for both early-stage and metastatic breast cancer. New studies show that extending the duration of treatment in post-menopausal women may reduce recurrence and improve survival.

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Safe Breast Self Exam by Young Women vs. Dangers of Mammography

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Dangers of Mammography, EARLY Act, Women's Health, Acs, Womens Issues, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Mastectomy, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

A premenopausal woman having annual mammograms over 10 years is exposed to similar levels of radiation as a Japanese woman who was about a mile away from the Hiroshima bomb.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BRCA Genes

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Health, Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer Gene, Race for the Cure, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Mastectomy, Brca, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, I used to hate Breast Cancer Awareness Month for another reason entirely.

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Burning Bras with Keira Knightley

Darryle Pollack | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Keira Knightley, Women's Health, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Mastectomy, Living News
Darryle Pollack

Like Knightley stood up to Hollywood by demanding to be accepted as flatchested, I chose not to have my body artificially enhanced after breast cancer and a mastectomy.

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MDs Don't Give Women With Breast Cancer Options

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast Cancer Operation, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Mastectomy, Breast Cancer Options, Living News

Most doctors don't talk about breast reconstruction with women before cancer surgery, depriving them of key information that can sway their decision a...

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