Dr. Melvin Silverstein answers the question: 'Cancer diagnosis after implants?' — -- Question: Can I have a lumpectomy if I had a breast implant before my cancer diagnosis? Answer: If a patient ...

If you've recently been diagnosed with breast cancer, you'll be faced with some decisions about the care you'll receive. Depending on the type, location, stage and other aspects of your cancer, you ...

There are a number of options for women when they learn they have breast cancer in its earliest stages, when the tumor is relatively small and has not yet spread. Each option is similarly effective ...

Molecular and genomic predictors of response to single-agent doxorubicin (ADR) versus single-agent docetaxel (DOC) in primary breast cancer (PBC). Background: In women 70 years of age or older with ...

Dr. Silverstein answers: 'What If More Cancer is Found During Lumpectomy?' — -- Question: What will the surgeon do if more cancer is evident during lumpectomy surgery? Answer: If more cancer is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover cancer science, treatments and attitudes. This is a common and costly problem: This year, most of 290,000 U.S. people, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger women with nonmetastatic breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery experienced similar OS as ...

Q. What is a lumpectomy? A. It is the surgical removal of that portion of the breast containing the cancerous tumor, and the preservation of the rest of the breast, including the nipple and areola.

The percentage of women with early stage breast cancer who choose to have the breast-conserving surgery known as lumpectomy has risen slowly in recent years, new research shows. In 1998, slightly more ...

A BREAST IS NOT A LUNG OR A COLON, and when it's stricken by cancer, a woman feels special emotions that don't cling to those other body parts. If she chooses a lumpectomy (excising only a small ...

THEN TO. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR US AS A WOMAN TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITHIN HERSELF. WHEN ARVIN RAWLINGS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND FOUND OUT SHE NEEDED SURGERY, SHE WORRIED HOW IT WOULD MAKE HER ...

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