At that initial meeting, her team told her she'd need a mastectomy and five months of chemotherapy. She would later undergo 15 additional rounds. During her journey in browsing support groups on ...

If you want to learn about surgeries to treat breast cancer, this is a place to start. We’ll explain surgeries such as mastectomy, lumpectomy, lymph node biopsy, and lymph node removal. For most ...

An accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, new research shows. Findings of the large ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 100,000 breast cancer patients undergo mastectomies every year, and for many, driving a car is extremely painful. For breast cancer survivors, returning to everyday ...

(NewsNation) — October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Ford is offering a new seat belt built for mastectomy patients. Emily Obert, in-vehicle accessibility manager at Ford, says the new ...

Called the SupportBelt, and announced at the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is designed to be worn by those who have had a mastectomy and are seeking extra comfort whilst ...

30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A shorter course of post-mastectomy radiation doesn't jeopardize a patient's chances of successful breast reconstruction, a new study finds. About 40 percent of people ...

No prosthetic will ever help Kathy Smith forget that she had a mastectomy in December 2015. The breast cancer survivor has ...

If you want to learn about surgeries to treat breast cancer, this is a place to start. We’ll explain surgeries such as mastectomy, lumpectomy, lymph node biopsy, and lymph node removal. For most ...

A shorter course of post-mastectomy radiation doesn't jeopardize a patient's chances of successful breast reconstruction, a new study finds. About 40 percent of people with breast cancer have ...

NIKKI POINDEXTER HAM THOUGHT OF HER FAMILY, HER DESIRE TO BE AROUND FOR HER GRANDCHILDREN, HER CHOICE TO UNDERGO A PREVENTATIVE MASTECTOMY IS NOT ONLY LIFE CHANGING, IT COULD VERY WELL BE LIFE SAVING.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Emily Vukovic was at Greta’s Flair on Ottawa St. in Hamilton looking at the bra and prosthesis options they carry for people that have had a mastectomy or ...