At 36, Heather Tubigan of west suburban Chicago discovered an avocado seed-sized lump in her left breast. It was a malignant ...

Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy can be physically and emotionally difficult. It’s made worse when the results aren't right. You might be unhappy with your breast reconstruction after a ...

Mastectomy is when all breast tissue is removed. In appropriately selected patients, the surgeon may be able to conserve some of the skin and/or nipple normally lost during a mastectomy. The choice of ...

The imaging often picks up potential problems because my breasts are especially dense, so I go back for more. This is what I ...

Triple-negative breast cancer recurrence after a mastectomy is one of the most aggressive types of cancer. It's harder to treat than other types of breast cancer because it lacks the three most common ...

Breast cancer risks were estimated from life tables and a control group of women at risk who did not undergo surgery. Results: The combined centres have data on 550 women who have undergone risk ...

I’d finally found a form of exercise that worked ... I had a double mastectomy in May 2017. On removal of my first breast, surgeons found that cancerous cells were in all areas ...

While breast reconstruction can cosmetically rebuild the look and form of the chest, Lindau said many mastectomy patients still experience a sense of physical and psychological loss akin to that ...

Although prophylactic mastectomy significantly reduces the incidence and recurrence of breast cancer, little is known about women's information needs before the procedure. We surveyed 967 women ...

Triple-negative breast cancer recurrence after a mastectomy is one of the most aggressive types of cancer. It's harder to treat than other types of breast cancer because it lacks the three most ...