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Mastectomy

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  1. Mourning Your Mastectomy

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    … supports people with cancer, had her first mastectomy at 47 and her second a year later ..... are a vital part of recovery after a mastectomy . "My best advice is to find someone ..... Shekleton went into surgery not knowing if a mastectomy would be necessary, but told her doctor …

  2. My Perspective on Mastectomy

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    … is a word you sometimes see in articles or hear in discussions about mastectomy , but I don't feel disfigured. Three years ago I had a double prophylactic mastectomy -surgical removal of healthy breasts to prevent cancer before it appears …

  3. Preventive Mastectomy

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    … breast cancer -- such "prophylactic mastectomy " does markedly decrease the risk ..... clinical trial) or consider prophylactic mastectomy . Unfortunately, even with removal ..... women who may benefit from prophylactic mastectomy are women in whom atypical or "precancerous …

  4. Questions to Ask After Diagnosis

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    … radiation live as long as those who choose mastectomy , if the cancer is diagnosed early ..... least part of the procedure during their mastectomy , but you can wait years. A. Whether you have a mastectomy or lumpectomy, the nodes are usually …

  5. 3 Types of Breast Reconstruction Surgery

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    … filled implant is placed through the mastectomy scar and under the chest muscle to provide ..... return to work two to three weeks after a mastectomy and expander, or after the implant ..... are connected to small vessels in the mastectomy site. By contrast, with a "pedicle …

  6. 5 Ways to Be a Friend in Need

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    … It gave me great comfort knowing so many people were praying for me," says Michelle Palmer, an Irvine, California, mother of three who had a double mastectomy three years ago. That, and your concern, will always be treasured.

  7. How Two Young Moms Take On Breast Cancer

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    … Cincinnati hospital where Metzger was treated), had always wanted a big family. Just six months after chemotherapy, a double mastectomy , breast reconstruction, and chemotherapy-induced menopause ended, Metzger was shocked to find out she was pregnant …

  8. The Latest Lifesaving Breast Cancer Information

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    … he says. "I was engrossed in my job and other things, and it wasn't physically bothering me." It took a double mastectomy and radiation and drug therapy, but Larry is now doing well. "My cancer has stabilized and I feel great. Now, if I have …

  9. Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction?

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    … and always expecting them to find something," Helene recalls. "I got to the point I was willing to undergo a bilateral mastectomy just to have it over with." Fortunately, she didn't have to go through such radical surgery. Instead, in the 1990s …

  10. How to Avoid Medical Errors

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    … support group. For instance, breast cancer survivors may have been treated by the surgeon who's scheduled to perform your mastectomy . The HealthGrades Web site can tell you how often hospitals in your region perform several different medical procedures …

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