Breast cancer: preventive mastectomy reduces mortality
Preventive mastectomy significantly reduces mortality from breast cancer. THE ESSENTIAL Women carrying the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have an 80% ...
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Mastectomy: accelerated radiotherapy as effective as standard treatment
In women who have undergone a mastectomy after breast cancer, research shows that radiotherapy is just as effective when it ...
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Sex change: mastectomies generate almost no regrets
Satisfaction after a mastectomy in the context of a sex change would reach, according to one study, a level of ...
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Sarah Ferguson had a mastectomy: what is it?
Sarah Ferguson, ex-wife of Prince Andrew, underwent a mastectomy after discovering she had early breast cancer 'during a routine mammogram'. ...
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BRCA1 gene: “I am considering a preventive mastectomy”
© Jane RousselIt is 7:50 a.m., April 1st. The sun rises in the mist above the dunes of Lompoul, and ...
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Multi-tumour breast cancer: can mastectomy be avoided?
If tumors in a breast can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue intact, women do not need to have ...
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Breast cancer: the “Angelina Jolie gene” is no longer alone and this complicates the choice of preventive surgery
Three genes were known so far whose transmissible mutations greatly increased the risk of cancer of his. Two studies have ...
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Breast cancer: new personalized and sexy prostheses for well-being after the disease
The Toulouse University Hospital is launching a clinical trial so that the first personalized breast prosthesis is scientifically guaranteed and, ...
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Mastectomy: more and more women are giving up on breast reconstruction
According to a study by the University of California, more and more women today are refusing breast reconstruction after a ...
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Breast cancer: heart-shaped cushions to relieve after mastectomy
In Rennes, health insurance employees make heart-shaped cushions to relieve the pain of women who have undergone a mastectomy following ...
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A new device for giving birth without a suction cup, spatulas or forceps
At the Besançon CHRU, the new childbirth tool, Odon, which rests on an inflatable plastic ring and which does not ...
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A new technique could revolutionize breast cancer surgery
The Gustave-Roussy Institute is completing its clinical trial phase for robot-assisted breast cancer surgery. This method makes it possible to ...
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Inherited breast cancer: a new way to tackle genetic mutations
Researchers have found a new way to tackle BRCA1 gene mutations, the cause of many breast cancers around the world. ...
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Breast cancer: Algerian women rejected by their husbands after a mastectomy
In Algeria, many women affected by breast cancer and having undergone a mastectomy are abandoned by their husbands. Considered as ...
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Breast cancer: at 38, Caroline has her chest removed to stop being afraid
A 38-year-old woman carrying a genetic anomaly that predisposes her to female cancers decides to have a preventive double mastectomy. ...
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Breast cancer: radiotherapy has fewer side effects than we thought
In the context of breast cancer, radiotherapy which occurs after mastectomy is less harmful than previously thought.Radiotherapy after breast surgery ...
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Breast cancer: half of double mastectomies would be useless
More women are getting genetic tests, but a study shows the results lead to unnecessary aggressive surgeries.Genetic tests to predict ...
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Breast cancer: soon a sports bra adapted to mastectomy?
© Getty ImagesBreast cancer affects one in eight women in France. In most cases, it requires surgery, which can be ...
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Breast cancer: Shannen Doherty shaves her hair on Instagram
Shannen Doherty shared photos of her shaving her head on Instagram. Suffering from advanced breast cancer, the actress wants to ...
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Breast cancer: conservative surgery works as well as mastectomy
In terms of complications, mastectomy followed by reconstruction explodes the counters. Alternatives, safer and less invasive, exist in breast cancer.Conservative ...
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Breast reconstruction: the ANSM bans a device already implanted on 300 women
Strattice matrices, used in breast reconstruction after mastectomy, are prohibited from being placed on the market. Many side effects have ...
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Removal of the ovaries: Angelina Jolie explains her choice
Angelina Jolie, public health spokesperson. 2 years after having undergone a double mastectomy, she announced that she had her ovaries ...
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Breast cancer: conservative surgery exposes a recurrence in 1 in 4 cases
Conservative surgery is less burdensome than a mastectomy. But in a quarter of cases, it is not enough to overcome ...
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Mastectomy: an increasingly common operation
© iStockOn the official website of singer Anastacia, the same message is posted since February 27, 2013: “Unfortunately, Anastacia was ...
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When social networks bring rare diseases out of the shadows
Prevention adapts to social networks. From Angelina Jolie's highly publicized mastectomy to shared photos of patients, awareness is adapting to ...
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Non-hereditary breast cancer: a double mastectomy is not necessary
© thinkstockMore and more women suffering from breast cancer screened at an early stage opt for prophylaxis double mastectomy: they ...
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Breast cancer: bras suitable for women who have had a mastectomy
© anaono.comThe mastectomy, or total removal of the breast, is an operation whose consequences are often painful. Difficult to accept ...
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United Kingdom: 15 years in prison against the butcher surgeon
Dr Ian Paterson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for removing breasts from patients who did not need them.Dr. ...
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Breast cancer: lingerie for women after mastectomy
© madder-parisLiving with breast cancer is difficult, especially for women who have had a mastectomy. To the test of breast ...
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Breast cancer: breast reconstruction appeals to Americans
63% of American women have had breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. In France, many women with breast cancer opt for ...
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