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GP denies breast flaw 24 Nov 2005
But after a biopsy it was discovered she had invasive cancer and needed an urgent mastectomy. "I visited her in hospital the day ...
- Hobart Mercury,
The Personal Side of Medicine 24 Nov 2005
When Rorie was in the operating room, waiting for her mastectomy, her doctor invited Robert to stay with her until she was put under anesthesia, telling her ...
- Medical Meetings (subscription),
KXAN Gives A Mommy Makeover 24 Nov 2005
...year-old son, said. "I went through having a mastectomy done in May, and I lost all of my hair. I'ma cancer survivor. I've found ...
- KXAN-TV,
Yakima teen's big wish on small screen granted 24 Nov 2005
...at Eisenhower High School. Last fall, she underwent a mastectomy to remove the aggressive precancerous tumor. According to "CSI" producer's ...
- Yakima Herald-Republic,
A young life beset by health problems 24 Nov 2005
...young women. It was too big for surgery. She was facing a year of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy and eventual surgery. Every time ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Distance to care facility affects mastectomy rates Oct 26, 2005
In mastectomy, a more debilitating and disfiguring surgery that is not always necessary, the entire breast as well as some surrounding tissue is removed. ...
- Reuters.uk,
Kylie may have to undergo mastectomy Oct 26, 2005
Aussie singing sensation Kylie Minogue, who is battling breast cancer at the Institute ustave-Roussy in Paris may have to undergo mastectomy, according to ...
- Sify,
Mayo Clinic measures mastectomy impacts Oct 24, 2005
Left-handed woman face higher cancer risk (September 25, 2005) -- A new study says left-handed women may have an increased risk for breast cancer before ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Women satisfied with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy Oct 24, 2005
Mayo Clinic researchers report that most women who have a contralateral (opposite to cancerous breast) prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) are satisfied and would ...
- News-Medical.net,
Guest lecturer to discuss mastectomy Oct 25, 2005
In support of her personal memoir “Why I Wore Lipstick to Mastectomy,� journalist, television executive and survivor Geralyn Lucas will give a lecture ...
- UW Badger Herald,
Mayo Clinic measures mastectomy impacts Oct 24, 2005
Mayo Clinic researchers report most women who have a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy are satisfied and would elect that procedure again. ...
- Webindia123,
Post-Mastectomy Radiation May Cause Skin Toxicity and Pain ... Oct 31, 2005
PARIS, FRANCE -- October 31, 2005 -- Over one-third of patients who undergo radiation after a mastectomy with chest wall bolus experience dermatitis and/or ...
- DG News
Mayo Clinic measures mastectomy impacts Oct 24, 2005
ROCHESTER, MN, United States (UPI) -- Mayo Clinic researchers report most women who have a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy are satisfied and would elect ...
- Monsters and Critics.com,
Psychological and social impacts of contralateral prophylactic ... Oct 29, 2005
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that that most women who have a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy are satisfied and would elect this procedure ...
- Xagena.it,
Seacoast shop offers post-mastectomy fashions, fittings Oct 30, 2005
For women who have had a mastectomy, feeling comfortable and regaining their confidence is difficult. Shelly Manougian, owner of ...
- Portsmouth Herald News,
Help by listening, don't pry, and think before you speak Nov 22, 2005
The faux pas can be a seemingly innocuous but invasive question such as "Are you going to have a mastectomy?" Or you might blurt out something like, "Oh, my God ...
- Times Herald-Record,
Kylie considers mastectomy Oct 25, 2005
Kylie Minogue has been joined by her mother Carol in Paris as the singer recovers from breast cancer and considers the possibility of a mastectomy. ...
- Seven.com.au,
InSightec Partners With American College of Radiology Imaging ... Nov 22, 2005
Often in situations where a lumpectomy procedure is not feasible, the chosen treatment is mastectomy, which entails the removal of patient's entire breast. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Jessica Simpson Writes To Avoid 'Breakdown' Nov 20, 2005
CARLY SIMON has taken some positives from her battle with breast cancer and subsequent mastectomy - she says it helped her value life and accept change. ...
- FemaleFirst.co.uk,
Columbia Artist Uses Her Gift to Help Others Nov 22, 2005
At 13, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. In 2000, it was breast cancer that forced her to have a mastectomy. Now, she is cancer-free. ...
- WLTX.com,
The View from the Hill Nov 22, 2005
A double mastectomy was performed, but the lady did not do well, making it necessary to stay in the hospital for two long weeks. ...
- Winchester Sun,
CyberKnife zaps tumors without surgery Nov 22, 2005
Marek-Ruf was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago. She underwent a mastectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiation sessions. ...
- The Daily Advertiser,
Siemens Collaborates with Duke University to Advance Breast ... Nov 22, 2005
Preliminary results conducted at Duke with several mastectomy and patient cases suggest that the new tomo system is able to detect subtle mass lesions ...
- Advanced Imaging Pro (press release),
Mother tells of agonising cancer choice Nov 17, 2005
..."I was offered the option of either having a lumpectomy (lump removal) and radiotherapy in Dublin, or a mastectomy (breast removal) and treatment in Letterkenny ...
- Belfast Telegraph,
Snyder family's toughest battle was off the field Nov 17, 2005
Her initial options were a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. Further examination, though, showed that the tumor was too big, leaving mastectomy as the only option. ...
- Huntington Herald Dispatch,
Practical Geriatrics: Depression, Cognition, and Anxiety Among ... Nov 8, 2005
...worsen symptoms. There has been abundant concern in the literature regarding the psychological effects of mastectomy. Debates have ...
- Psychiatric Services (subscription)
Inovio Initiates Recurrent Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Using its ... Oct 25, 2005
...deliver drugs and nucleic acids, announced today that it has initiated a Phase I clinical trial to treat locally recurrent cancer after a mastectomy or partial ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
What we can do for our canopy Nov 21, 2005
...(This decision strikes me as a valid option but similar to women who have a familial risk of breast cancer and thus opt for radical mastectomy.). ...
- Sun-Sentinel.com,
The 'Unpopular' War Nov 20, 2005
...to duty. No soldier, no citizen glories in war. War is not "popular" anymore than a radical mastectomy is "popular". Read any of ...
- RedState.org,
A personal voyage into the strange new world of genetic testing Nov 13, 2005
Over a six-year period, only 1.9 percent of the mastectomy group developed breast cancer. ... Mastectomy seemed by far the safest choice. ...
- San Francisco Chronicle,
A family of survivors Nov 21, 2005
She said: "That was a tremendous shock." Emily had a mastectomy and then she and her mother began follow up treatment at the same time, at the same hospital. ...
- Daily Mail - UK,
Supervisors add to cancer agony Nov 20, 2005
Over the last three years I have been through three painful biopsies, a lumpectomy and a mastectomy, followed by six months of chemotherapy and four months of ...
- North County Times,
Mom gives thanks for time to tidy up Nov 19, 2005
One has just had a mastectomy; another, a double mastectomy and years of surgery and pain from her physical reaction to the side effects of chemo and radiation ...
- Contra Costa Times,
Letters from readers Nov 20, 2005
The doctor told the woman that she had cancer, and her breasts would have to be removed. The woman went with her doctor's recommendation to have a mastectomy. ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Both Sides Now Nov 21, 2005
...beyond my imagination. My surgery -- mastectomy and simultaneous breast reconstruction -- did not go as well as planned. Because my ...
- Washington Post,
Cancer Patient Will Travel Across The World For Help Nov 21, 2005
On Sept. 8, 2004, Angelina was born. She joined her two siblings, Nicholas and Natalie. Weeks after Angelina was born, Hayse underwent a double mastectomy. ...
- WDIV,
Grey's Anatomy: Removing Body Parts Nov 17, 2005
I've already thought about the bilateral mastectomy, but it was extremely invasive.". ... "You can still develop breast cancer after a bilateral mastectomy. ...
- WJXX,
Pink ladies Oct 30, 2005
She also had complications that led to a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. ... The diagnosis was breast cancer and she had a mastectomy. ...
- Palladium-Item,
MRI Prior to Surgery in Early Breast Cancer Helps Guide Treatment ... Oct 25, 2005
...early breast cancer. These results may impact the decision to perform mastectomy instead of lumpectomy. Breast conservation therapy ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Breast cancer survivors confront their fears Oct 26, 2005
After a mastectomy, a woman is left with a scarred, flattened chest. ... The day before she had her mastectomy, Buffington had her hair done. ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
Psychological and Social Impacts of Contralateral Prophylactic ... Oct 28, 2005
October 28, 2005 -- Mayo Clinic researchers report that most women who have a contralateral (opposite to cancerous breast) prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) are ...
- DG News
Female Breast Cancer Patients Who Live Closer to Radiation Therapy ... Oct 28, 2005
...cancer who live closer to a radiation therapy facility are more likely to undergo breast-conserving therapy and less likely to have a mastectomy than women who ...
- Kaiser network.org,
Cycle Challenge is wide open Nov 17, 2005
...winner of the women's challenge, will line up for Sunday's race despite still being treated for the breast cancer which resulted in a mastectomy earlier this ...
- Independent Online,
Aviation's Gift to Healthcare Nov 16, 2005
Moreover, health care now understands that the systemic failures that most often lead to patient safety disasters (wrong limb amputated, double mastectomy on a ...
- ABC News
Hope or hype Nov 18, 2005
She had a mastectomy and began chemotherapy, but was told the type of cancer she had, known as Her2-positive, did not respond well to standard chemotherapy ...
- Australian,
Wives of soccer bosses glam it up at charity bash Nov 18, 2005
Bar. Marina - wife of Scotland great Kenny - started fundraising after she had a double mastectomy because of breast cancer. Jill ...
- Glasgow Daily Record,
SPIRIT OF A SURVIVOR Nov 16, 2005
It’s been 12 years since the 63-year-old Colorado Springs matriarch was diagnosed with breast cancer that required a mastectomy and later metastasized to her ...
- Colorado Springs Gazette,
Football wives back Dalglish cancer appeal Nov 17, 2005
Mrs Dalglish, 51, who was born in Glasgow but now lives in Southport, in Merseyside, had her breasts reconstructed 18 months ago following a double mastectomy. ...
- The Herald,
Dozen area bedside nurses honored as exemplary Nov 19, 2005
Memorial Hospital, Ravenna: Penkala is a clinical nurse specialist in an oncology unit who has been instrumental in developing a mastectomy teaching program, a ...
- Akron Beacon Journal,
How to Stay Young: Cancer, Part 2 Nov 16, 2005
..."After I had my initial biopsy, I had my mastectomy done about 10 days later, and then I went through eight rounds of chemotherapy, three weeks apart. ...
- WSAW,
35 Year Old Former Salesman Makes a Difference in the Fight ... Nov 18, 2005
...fell victim to the hands of two unqualified plastic surgeons, including a doctor who misplaced an implant after his mom's partial mastectomy that resulted from ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Breast MRI joins the cancer battle Oct 25, 2005
One worry is that breast MRI will suggest cancer that isn't present or send women rushing off for a mastectomy for tumors that are early and slow growing. ...
- Detroit Free Press,
Weekly News | Christian Views Nov 17, 2005
People who test positive have limited options that often include extreme measures, such as having a mastectomy to avoid breast cancer. ...
- World Magazine
Discriminating Medicine Nov 18, 2005
...breast cancer at some point in their lives.) Now there is a test for these gene variants which can alert women who might consider prophylactic mastectomy as a ...
- Reason Online
Fiction author will speak at PCC Sylvania Nov 17, 2005
Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society and Anjanet Rakestraw, a Portland mother of six who recently had a double mastectomy and was left with $4,000 ...
- OregonLive.com,
'Diep Flap' Helps Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Nov 16, 2005
There was no compelling medical reason to take that drastic step, but for peace of mind Amy did choose a bi-lateral mastectomy. ...
- W*USA 9,
Breast Cancer: Tips on detecting, treating the disease Oct 30, 2005
If chemotherapy is also necessary, the radiation may be delayed until after the chemo has been completed.n Partial (segmental) mastectomy. ...
- Portsmouth Herald News,
Three women’s battles with breast cancer Oct 28, 2005
...her. “I was so convinced a mastectomy was what I wanted to do that I never doubted that was the right decision,� Keane said. ...
- KeepMEcurrent.com,
Beating the Odds Oct 25, 2005
...cancerous. Bennett made the decision to have a double mastectomy in November, four months after being diagnosed with the disease. ...
- Atmore Advance,
Today's Highlights -- October 26, 2005 Oct 26, 2005
Her book is called Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy. Lucas explains why during an appearance at 7 pm at Monona Terrace. RSVP at 263-1677. ...
- Isthmus,
Inmate's breast cancer undetected Nov 6, 2005
On Dec. 13, 2001, Wall said, she was taken to the doctor's office and told the tumor was malignant and she would need a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. ...
- The News Journal,
Outpatient Breast Cancer Surgery Now Available Nov 1, 2005
...to go home 1½ hours after surgery confirmed for Farzin Goravanchi, DO, the success of an anesthetic technique that makes outpatient mastectomy and lumpectomy ...
- CancerWise
Treatments evolve, providing better options Oct 30, 2005
Complications led to a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. ... Options have improved beyond a mastectomy, although it's still a frequently chosen option. ...
- Palladium-Item,
Radiofrequency ablation reduces lumpectomy re-excision rates by 86 ... Oct 30, 2005
...margins found in those patients who received RFA at the time of surgery were not re-excised because in a bench trial of 29 mastectomy samples (breast tissue ...
- MTBeurope.info,
Breast cancer survivors can find comfort in friends' Bethel Park ... Oct 27, 2005
The idea arose in response to Mrs. Garrison's bout with breast cancer and subsequent mastectomy as the friends felt cancer survivors needed a private place to ...
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Event celebrates cancer survivors Oct 25, 2005
Although it's been two years since she was first diagnosed with breast cancer, Cauthen, who has had a full mastectomy and a hysterectomy, said that for the ...
- Sacramento Bee,
The keys to life Oct 30, 2005
...cancers, rejected the standard treatment. Instead she opted for a bilateral mastectomy and full reconstruction. Kargul, 49, is a ...
- MaineToday.com,
Relief as phone mast plans are thrown out Nov 2, 2005
A RADIO presenter who decided to have a double mastectomy after finding she had a genetic cancer risk is again posing in a naked calendar for charity. ...
- Matlock Today,
Tessie Marcos shares story of surviving breast cancer Oct 24, 2005
She was given the options between a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. ... A mastectomy removes the entire breast and usually underarm lymph nodes. ...
- KUAM.com,
He’sa survivor, too Oct 31, 2005
This time the surgeon did a biopsy but without waiting for the results, said “you are having a mastectomy. This week. It has to come out, cancer or not.�. ...
- Norman Transcript,
Patience’s story: Secret treasures Oct 26, 2005
Despite being told she needed a mastectomy, she experienced three days of euphoria, as a result of hearing that her cancer was DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ ...
- Montclair Times,
Queen mourns cousin Lord Lichfield Nov 11, 2005
Lord Lichfield recently retook the picture with Hunt, who is now in her late 50s and has had a mastectomy after suffering from breast cancer, sitting in the ...
- Scotsman,
America's 5 Best Governors Nov 13, 2005
Thomas. In 2000, just three weeks after mastectomy surgery, Napolitano addressed the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. ...
- TIME
Society snapper Lichfield dead at 66 Nov 11, 2005
He recently retook the photo with Hunt - who is now in her late 50s and has had a mastectomy after suffering from breast cancer - in the same pose. ...
- Australian,
Herceptin came too late to help Caron but it may save other lives Nov 10, 2005
Mrs Robinson, whose mother has had breast cancer and a mastectomy, said Ulster women had a right to life-saving drugs such as Herceptin. ...
- Belfast Telegraph,
Scots are given new breast cancer drug a year before England Nov 15, 2005
...the Border. In September, Arimidex, a sister-drug of Aromasin, was approved for post-mastectomy patients in Scotland. And Xeloda ...
- Scotsman,
Delphi asks union for pay cuts Oct 26, 2005
Diego of therapies using electroporation to deliver drugs, has begun a Phase 1 clinical trial to treat locally recurrent cancer after a mastectomy or partial ...
- San Diego Union Tribune,
Iris Robinson: My cancer anguish Nov 2, 2005
Iris, whose mother had a mastectomy because of breast cancer, told how she went into a walk-in clinic after feeling unwell - and was told by doctors she would ...
- Belfast Telegraph,
Dying mum sues doctor for millions Nov 15, 2005
...she said. The court heard Dr Carney underwent a mastectomy and, following Lily's birth, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Her lawyer ...
- NEWS.com.au,
Mum flies to Kylie's side Oct 26, 2005
Minogue's mum Carol is doing, having joined her pop star daughter in Paris as she recovers from breast cancer and considers the possibility of a mastectomy. ...
- Daily Telegraph,
Golf Prodigy Buoys Sick Mom Nov 11, 2005
Doctors had given her a clean bill of health after her double mastectomy in 2002. But now the cancer is back and has spread to her bones and liver. ...
- CBS News
TV doctors do it better Nov 14, 2005
Wendy Ricketts learnt that she had breast cancer when she was told that a bed had been booked for her mastectomy. John Finch was ...
- Telegraph.co.uk,
Male Breast Cancer Often Misdiagnosed Oct 30, 2005
Wilson's "tattoo" is a thin red scar and a life-like nipple designed to replace the one he lost when he had a mastectomy ( search) in June of 2000. ...
- FOX News
Report cites cancer survivors' needs Nov 8, 2005
...physical) feelings and it's been 17 years," said Eileen Segal, a 67-year-old breast-cancer survivor from Monroe Township who had a double mastectomy in 1988. ...
- New Brunswick Home News Tribune,
Staying well after cancer Nov 10, 2005
Some drugs may cause sexual dysfunction or infertility. Some treatments, such as mastectomy, may drastically alter the body’s appearance. ...
- Charlottesville Daily Progress,
Elsa in for the long haul Nov 16, 2005
Elsa Karsten, will be on the starting line for Sunday's big race despite still being treated for the breast cancer which resulted in a mastectomy earlier this ...
- Supersport,
Survivors find purpose, strength 03 Oct 2005
After getting three different opinions, Taylor decided to have a mastectomy -- she had her left breast removed. ... She, too, had a double mastectomy. ...
- The Gloucester County Times
Locals overcome breast cancer 03 Oct 2005
She went through eight rounds of chemotherapy, 33 radiation treatments and a bilateral mastectomy. ... She originally chose a mastectomy. ...
- Summit Daily News
Huge crowd out to Run for the Cure 03 Oct 2005
...family, too. Muenzer's grandmother survived a mastectomy in her 70s, and her 16-year-old cousin died of leukemia 15 years ago. The ...
- Edmonton Sun
Steps toward a cure 03 Oct 2005
...warned, were slim. After a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and a stem-cell transplant, Chandler is cancer-free. On Sunday ...
- Denver Post
Enloe Medical Center takes part in breast cancer treatment study 03 Oct 2005
..."Because of that study, we now know that a lumpectomy followed by radiation is as effective a treatment as a mastectomy." The women in that study also had no ...
- Enterprise-Record
Going under the needle 03 Oct 2005
Such is the case with 35-year-old Treba Parolli-Barnes, a breast cancer patient who underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy and is now receiving acupuncture ...
- 2theadvocate.com
survivor woman 03 Oct 2005
Since April, when she had a double mastectomy, Ruby has had to call on strengths she probably never even knew she had, to fight the disease, mentally ...
- Jamaica Observer
Battling cancer as a family 03 Oct 2005
Her sister told her to sit down for the news. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer and eventually underwent a mastectomy to remove the cancer. ...
- Rome News-Tribune
Life partners 03 Oct 2005
I was crazy from that point on. The doctor told me I needed a mastectomy. My husband was a breast man. What was I supposed to do? I told them, 'No. ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Centre's battle to beat a killer 03 Oct 2005
Iris, a service administrator at a psychiatric day hospital, says she couldn't have coped with the radiotherapy and mastectomy that followed without the ...
- ic Liverpool
Cancer survivors tickled pink 03 Oct 2005
...at the age of 36. She had a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and reconstructive surgery. Through it all, she continued ...
- Nashua Telegraph
Coffee with: Miranda Moss 03 Oct 2005
At first the doctors said, "It's very early, and you'll just have either a lumpectomy or a mastectomy and you won't have to do anything else, and that will be ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Lawsuits, State Probes -- Let's Buy It! 03 Oct 2005
A brochure stated that the plan would provide up to $1 million in coverage. Then in 2000, Darlene found a lump in her breast and had a mastectomy. ...
- BusinessWeek
Breast Implants Do Not Cause Breast Cancer Recurrence In ... Sep 27, 2005
By American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Women interested in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy should not worry that their implants could cause ...
- RxPG NEWS
Women often opt for mastectomy for breast cancer Sep 22, 2005
...treatment decision-making process, and that greater patient involvement in treatment decisions is associated with a greater likelihood of undergoing mastectomy ...
- Reuters.uk
Study: many women pick mastectomy Aug 30, 2005
Despite having the option of less aggressive surgery, nearly one-third of women who had a choice between mastectomy and lumpectomy chose the more invasive ...
- Contra Costa Times
Preventing Breast Cancer Oct 1, 2005
...that same path. And the only answer for me was a mastectomy.". Yet Schliem doesn't know if she has the genes. Doctors offered her ...
- KELOLAND TV
REMINDER: OR-Live.com presents: Thomas Jefferson University ... Sep 29, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- (Market Wire - Sep 29, 2005) -- Women with breast cancer often seek immediate breast reconstruction after a mastectomy to help them regain ...
- ArriveNet (press release)
Breast Cancer Prevention Sep 30, 2005
And the only answer for me was a mastectomy.". After learning her options, Jodi chose to have both breasts removed - a procedure called prophylactic mastectomy. ...
- WOWT
PICTURE OF RECOVERY Oct 2, 2005
After undergoing a double mastectomy, Rossi found herself facing another difficult challenge: taking care of her husband, who was laid up after hip replacement ...
- San Jose Mercury News
New treatments help women fight breast cancer Sep 30, 2005
...often cured. Years ago, the only treatment for breast cancer was surgical removal of the entire breast (mastectomy). Now, doctors ...
- Moorpark Acorn
THIS ISN'T JUST A WOMEN'S PROBLEM. MEN CAN AND DO GET BREAST ... Sep 29, 2005
Tumours were found in his breast tissue and lymph nodes, and the 71-year-old underwent an emergency mastectomy, followed by gruelling chemotherapy and ...
- Glasgow Daily Record
Genetic test revolution aids fight to end cancer Oct 1, 2005
...'That was when I decided to have a double mastectomy. I didn't want my children, Tate and Millie, to see me going through what I did with my mother. ...
- The Observer
Bear Essentials Sep 29, 2005
...breast cancer. (Her younger sister, Missy Farr-Kaye, described her own double mastectomy in GFW's September/October 2004 issue). "I ...
- Golf For Women Magazine
Ductal Dilatation as the Manifesting Sign of Invasive Ductal ... Sep 29, 2005
1E ). The surgical margins were free of tumor. The patient then underwent right mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection. A ...
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Her life with Cancer Sep 30, 2005
...aggressively," she says. That she did, by having a full mastectomy (surgical removal of the breast), chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She would ...
- Standard
Scientists hope proteins study yields key to cancer Oct 1, 2005
WASHINGTON — After Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, she had a mastectomy, radiation and chemotherapy. Six months ...
- Palm Beach Post
Study Finds Breast Implants Do Not Cause Breast Cancer Recurrence ... Sep 27, 2005
27 /US Newswire/ -- Women interested in immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy should not worry that their implants could cause, hinder detection of ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release)
Freedom and power stem from choice Sep 28, 2005
I had been in fear and so anxious. Although I was eligible for a conservative treatment, after I read the book, I opted for a mastectomy.". ...
- Naples Sun Times
Cancer survivors suggest self-exams Sep 28, 2005
Once DeSilvio found out she had cancer, she was faced with two options to remove the tumor— a mastectomy or a lumpectomy. A mastectomy ...
- Bowling Green News
Art is outlet for anger, sadness that linger from illness Sep 26, 2005
BY JANET CAGGIANO. A severe staph infection eight years ago spread so rapidly through her body that doctors performed a double mastectomy. ...
- Richmond Times Dispatch
Sprint queen cancer ambassador Oct 1, 2005
...was diagnosed. Her mother has since gone into remission and her "Nan", who had a mastectomy when she was 40, is now 84. "They're ...
- Brisbane Courier Mail
Cancer makeover Sep 25, 2005
...said. Hartman, now a 9-year survivor, was fine wearing a baseball cap and accepted her single mastectomy as a necessary cure. Some ...
- Charleston Gazette
Survivor raises funds to help others Sep 28, 2005
As a mother and wife, Hurwitz, owner of Colonial Jewelers on Market Street in Frederick, said her decision to undergo a mastectomy rather than chemotherapy ...
- Business Gazette
Debutante models take it all in their stride Sep 28, 2005
The 58-year-old was proud to be modelling the latest mastectomy lingerie but was nervous about being half-naked in a restaurant full of 130 people. ...
- Leeds Today
Be the one millionth across the finish line Oct 1, 2005
She said she was able to recover from the mastectomy, as well as the devastating chemotherapy that followed, with the support of her family, friends and ...
- Globe and Mail
Singer a voice for breast-cancer victims Sep 26, 2005
Others said if they had a mastectomy, their husbands would leave them. She knew she had to speak out through the media and through her music. ...
- Miami Herald
Pink Ribbon Oct 1, 2005
...night's motel lodging when traveling out of the area for treatment, gas money, meals and other travel expenses, or perhaps some aspect of mastectomy supplies. ...
- Daily Mining Gazette
Breast cancer survivors Sep 29, 2005
Elizabeth is co-chair of the Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure. Treatment: Double mastectomy on Dec. 9, 2004 and chemotherapy from January to April 2005. ...
- Palm Beach Post
Pink Money Sep 29, 2005
My cancer had returned. I took the aggressive path and had a bilateral mastectomy, with reconstruction and saline implants. One ...
- ProLife Blogs
Rep. JoAnn Davis discloses she has breast cancer Sep 29, 2005
Washington. Davis expects to undergo a mastectomy after the treatments, but hopes to schedule the operation during a Congressional recess. ...
- Virginian Pilot
New AHRQ Booklet Explains Breast Cancer Surgery Options In Spanish Sep 25, 2005
...evidence-based information to help women choose between lumpectomy, a breast-sparing procedure that is followed by radiation therapy; mastectomy, or removal of ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Palliative care gives patients `a different type of hope' Sep 30, 2005
He never said it had to be his way.". Though Sandrin never received chemotherapy or radiation, she did agree to a mastectomy as a method of pain management. ...
- Biloxi Sun Herald
Cancer sufferers on catwalk to raise awareness Sep 26, 2005
Tricia Leyland, 49, of Halifax, was undergoing a mastectomy in hospital a year ago this week, and never envisaged she would be taking part in an event like this ...
- Yorkshire Post Today
Show of pride by patients on the catwalk Sep 27, 2005
...was life after breast cancer. Among them was Catrina Simpson, who underwent a mastectomy last year. Catrina, of Rufford Road, Milnsbridge ...
- ic Huddersfield.co.uk
Patient care fueled bitter hospital fight Sep 29, 2005
She was diagnosed in recent weeks with cancer and is undergoing post-mastectomy chemotherapy. The couple raised three boys who are now on their own. ...
- Richmond Times Dispatch
Tenth annual swim benefit slated Oct. 1 Sep 30, 2005
But four years ago, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and had her second mastectomy this year. Zomes' sister was also recently diagnosed with cancer. ...
- Piedmonter
Come on down to 'Pawzitively Dogs' Sep 29, 2005
...with breast cancer. After a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, Shmaryahu went through four rounds of chemotherapy. During a ...
- Canton Journal
Son's death sent mother on a mission Oct 1, 2005
In 1981, after undergoing a mastectomy and nine months of chemotherapy, she figured breast cancer was the most difficult trial she would have to endure. ...
- Miami Herald
Rotaryanns celebrate 50 golden years of service Sep 30, 2005
Liz received extensive chemotherapy and underwent a double mastectomy, then went on to establish The Liz Hurley Breast Cancer Fund to create awareness about ...
- Huntsville Times
Survivors’ stories at heart of Burnsville cancer events to raise ... Sep 29, 2005
The Burnsville Women of Today have been a major support system for me.�. Nyberg underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. ...
- Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
Breast cancer must be found to be conquered Sep 26, 2005
My mother had a mastectomy in January 1981. ... I think something intuitive in her mind told her it was there, and she had a second mastectomy. ...
- Centre Daily Times
Woman’s life transformed by cancer Sep 28, 2005
During the first, the surgeon uncovered that cancer cells had infiltrated her lymph nodes and advised her to have a mastectomy. ...
- Business Gazette
Voelz Chandler: 'Incognito' follows a career Sep 29, 2005
...grief and loss. Puma's was especially Draconian: a prophylactic double mastectomy, to foil a disease so pervasive it hurts. LAST CALL ...
- Rocky Mountain News
ETHERIDGE THANKS DOCTOR FOR CANCER COURAGE Sep 30, 2005
..."She had a full mastectomy (surgical breast removal) and she opened up (her blouse) and she said, 'This is the worst that can happen to you - and look!'. ...
- Contactmusic.com
Breast Cancer Survivors Gain Hope and Confidence with Radiant ... Sep 20, 2005
...of invasive breast cancer diagnosed each year, many women are left feeling depressed and with a depleted self-esteem after a lumpectomy or mastectomy procedure ...
- Business Wire (press release)
Comments of Sybil Goldrich, Executive Director of the Command ... Sep 21, 2005
Her subsequent activism led to restrictions on the sale of the devices in 1992. Goldrich had four separate sets of implants after mastectomy. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
The statistics, the people Sep 20, 2005
Laurel Davidson wants women to know: You have options. She wanted reconstructive surgery after her mastectomy in 2003, but all of her choices had drawbacks. ...
- Kansas.com
Sunday Mail columnist Alison Craig and pal Fiona McHardy's ... Sep 24, 2005
...from the moment she was diagnosed, through the agony of chemotherapy and the mastectomy. ... After the chemo was over, I was told I would need a mastectomy. ...
- Glasgow Sunday Mail
UAMS Plastic Surgeon to Present Work at National Conference ... Sep 22, 2005
Hochberg uses Alloderm in breast reconstruction to replace tissue lost in a mastectomy and to provide additional support for the remaining muscle. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
More women choosing mastectomies over lumpectomies Sep 21, 2005
But only 5.3 percent of the women who reported that their surgeons had made the decision received a mastectomy, while 27 percent of the women who made their ...
- Times Herald-Record
Women have several options for breast reconstruction Sep 21, 2005
Q. I have been diagnosed with breast cancer, and because of the size of the tumor, my surgeon has recommended mastectomy. I've been ...
- Dailyrecord.com
Today in History - Sept. 28 Sep 27, 2005
In 1974, first lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland, following discovery of a cancerous lump in her breast. ...
- Washington Post
Fruit therapy lands Kerala Professor in soup Sep 23, 2005
After months of Prof. John Baby’s therapy, the patient, KK Nirmala, had to undergo emergency mastectomy (breast removal operation). ...
- Newindpress
In Brief Sep 28, 2005
Testing can help women with a familial or genetic risk for cancer plan for early prevention, such as frequent screening or preventive mastectomy. ...
- Nature.com (subscription)
After breast cancer, awash with life Sep 24, 2005
A year ago, I was bald, scarred, my left breast flattened from mastectomy and not yet halfway through the 16 months of treatment that began in March 2004. ...
- Newark Star Ledger
Woman shares story on surviving breast cancer twice Sep 26, 2005
She underwent a mastectomy at Mount Sinai Hospital and began the arduous recovery process. Over the next several years she was monitored by her oncologists. ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Silicone Breast Implant Manufacturer Pays "Experts" to Influence ... Sep 28, 2005
Other studies show much higher rates of rupture, pain, and other complications among breast cancer patients using implants after a mastectomy. ...
- Political Affairs Magazine
Raising awareness of breast cancer in men Sep 21, 2005
...many women today are treated with a lumpectomy, in which just the cancerous part of the breast is removed, Meister’s surgeon insisted on doing a mastectomy. ...
- Canadian Jewish News
Medical News: Diet And Lung Cancer, Breast Implants, Healthy Back Sep 27, 2005
...have implants. More than 300 women who had the implant after mastectomy were compared to more than 300 who did not. Researchers ...
- Boston Channel.com
Women warriors Sep 25, 2005
Hopson underwent a bilateral mastectomy, reconstruction and chemotherapy. She had always been a participant in Race for the Cure. ...
- commercialappeal.com (subscription)
Celebrating survivors Sep 26, 2005
She found a lump during a vacation in Cabo San Lucas and subsequently endured a double mastectomy as well as chemotherapy and radiation treatments. ...
- OCRegister (subscription)
Mother's battles buoy Saarloos Sep 23, 2005
...by a strong family bond, had a double mastectomy 15 years after colon cancer and is doing so well at the moment that she's traveling in Italy. ...
- Oakland Tribune
Saarloos inspired by mom Sep 23, 2005
Linda Saarloos, strengthened by a strong family bond, had a double mastectomy 15 years after colon cancer and is doing so well at the moment that she's ...
- Vallejo Times-Herald
4.1 Million Women Introduced to Powerful Advance in Breast Cancer ... Sep 27, 2005
This can make a great difference to 21,000 women in the US who experience a return of cancer in their chest wall after a mastectomy, according to the Ladies ...
- PrimeZone (press release)
I AM AFRAID YOU DO NOT HAVE CANCER .. AND YOU NEVER HAVE HAD ... Sep 5, 2005
...form of breast cancer. On the advice of doctors, she agreed to the mastectomy they said she needed to save her life. But she says ...
- Glasgow Daily Record
A Diary of Healing Sep 26, 2005
She was found to have cancer affecting both breasts and nearby lymph nodes. Nilan had chemo, then a double mastectomy followed by reconstruction with implants. ...
- TIME
Micro-Pigmentation Expert Talks to Cancer Survivors About Non ... Sep 29, 2005
In cases of reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy, the medical micro-pigmentation process is used to improve the aesthetic appearance of the nipple ...
- PR Web (press release)
Friendships soar with Abigail's Angels Sep 28, 2005
Although she has recently undergone mastectomy surgery and surgery to remove cancerous lymphnoids and chemotherapy - a full recovery is expected after some ...
- Tunkhannock New Age Examiner
Cancer recovery with a splash Sep 28, 2005
Encore is a gentle exercise program for women who have had a mastectomy, lumpectomy or breast reconstruction at any times during their lives. ...
- Wodonga Border Mail
Memories Of Dr. George Young Sep 27, 2005
At that time, women did not know the diagnosis before surgery — if they would wake up to news they had breast cancer and mastectomy. ...
- The Chattanoogan
Survivor show Sep 25, 2005
For Bev, that meant running. Six weeks after her mastectomy, she did her first Komen Race for the Cure in Raleigh, NC, covering the 5K in 21:30. ...
- Rocky Mountain News
Brave Dané (7) fights cancer Sep 29, 2005
Mother and daughter are both under treatment at Unitas Hospital in Pretoria. Last year, Karen was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy. ...
- Helderberg.com
I'm too young for breast cancer... Sep 23, 2005
By the time you read this she'll have had the second phase of breast reconstruction after a bilateral mastectomy. ... A mastectomy was the only option.". ...
- iAfrica.com
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