Two women, two very different choices about breast cancer treatment
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Two 41-year-old women were diagnosed with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma. After seeking advice from their doctors, they…
Two 41-year-old women were diagnosed with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma. After seeking advice from their doctors, they…
Everyone remembers the iconic moment in 2013 when Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy to protect herself from cancer.
Clinical trials have shown that survival rates appear to be similar for patients with early-stage breast cancer who are treated…
Breast cancer is not so much a disease as it is a universe: endlessly complex, huge, and continuously evolving. 2014 saw…
Over at TIE, I wrote a post a couple months ago highlighting a study showing that breast conservation surgery (BCS) was a…
By KATHLEEN ALLER Like far too many women, I know what it means to confront the prospect of breast cancer. I spent the better…
Pink breast cancer ribbons; Credit: Kai Chan Vong/Flickr (Creative Commons-licensed) Women: check out Monday's story by KPCC…
Stacy Bowles receives a radiation treatment for her breast cancer at the UCLA Heath Center in Santa Monica. ; Credit: Benjamin…
JAMA: Use of and mortality after bilateral mastectomy … http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1900512 I’ve…
The director of the NIH, Francis Collins, MD, this morning weighed in on a topic that has garnered much attention lately: the…
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JAMA. “Use of and Mortality After Bilateral Mastectomy Compared With Other Surgical Treatments for Breast Cancer in California…
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Young women diagnosed with breast cancer are increasingly choosing to have both breasts removed. A big study says that doesn't…
Double Mastectomies Don't Yield Expected Results, Study…
The most common cancer diagnosis you or a woman you love is likely to receive is early stage breast cancer, probably after…