Vitamin D deficiency may be worsening recovery for breast cancer patients after mastectomy surgery. In a recent study, ...
Breast cancer patients under 45 have higher mastectomy rates, but a new study suggests the surgery isn’t necessarily more beneficial than breast-conserving surgery. Younger breast cancer patients are ...
Low vitamin D levels could be quietly making breast cancer surgery recovery far more painful. In a new study, patients ...
Jackie Tohn opened up to PEOPLE about "saving my own life" by undergoing a preventive double mastectomy after testing ...
BOSTON - A new study finds many women with breast cancer may be able to avoid undergoing a double mastectomy. Many women diagnosed with breast cancer have to weigh their options, including whether to ...
Do you think it’s important to disclose any medical procedures or sensitive information about your health on a first date, or ...
In this op-ed, Dr. Anne Peled, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing aesthetic, reconstructive, and breast cancer surgery in San Francisco, discusses how the prospect of breast numbness ...
A mastectomy is a surgical procedure that typically removes the entire breast to treat breast cancer or prevent breast cancer in people who have a high risk of it. In most cases, the nipple and areola ...
Almost every week, a young woman with breast cancer will tell Jennifer Tseng, MD, FACS, she wants a mastectomy because of her ...