Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Since 2008, the rate of bilateral mastectomy among patients with early-stage breast cancer increased, decreased ...

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Credit: Getty Images. The rate of contralateral breast cancer was higher in patients who underwent unilateral mastectomy and BCT than in patients who underwent bilateral mastectomy. The rate of ...

It can be devastating to be given a breast cancer diagnosis. Once the shock wears off, most patients want to do what they can to raise their odds of survival, torpedoing the chances they’ll ever go ...

Treating unilateral breast cancer with a bilateral mastectomy substantially reduced the risk of contralateral breast cancer compared with unilateral mastectomy or lumpectomy, yet not breast cancer ...

Women with breast cancer who undergo surgery have a low rate of decision regret, with the least regret for those who choose a double or bilateral mastectomy. That's the finding of the WhySurg Study, a ...

At 21 years old, Lily Chugg was faced with a choice: undergo a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer that had yet to manifest itself or keep her breasts and get screened regularly. In the summer ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When it comes to a patient’s decision on how to treat a health threat, knowledge is key to ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez announced on Twitter Monday that she has returned home after undergoing a bilateral mastectomy and there is “no cancer left.” Gonzalez, D-San Diego, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bilateral mastectomy reduced risk for contralateral breast cancer vs. other surgical options. Researchers ...