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Links for 2008-11-15 [del.icio.us] by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy for breast cancer - the gold standard in breast reconstruction. Website devoted to the ... Read on »

Links for 2008-10-24 [del.icio.us] by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Breast Plastic Surgery - “Fantastic Four” of Breast Procedures Leave Women Extremely Satisfied 99% of women would have breast plastic surgery again, says study presented at pl ... Read on »

Plastic Surgeon using New Technology in Breast Reconstruction Surgery by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Wendy Rigby- KENS 5 Eyewitness News San Antonio's Methodist Hospital is one of only two facilities in the country offering a new technology to help in breast reconstruction s ... Read on »

Links for 2008-10-01 [del.icio.us] by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Plastic Surgeon using New Technology in Breast Reconstruction Surgery San Antonio's Methodist Hospital is one of only two facilities in the country offering a new technol ... Read on »

Links for 2008-09-29 [del.icio.us] by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Breast Reconstruction With Tummy Tuck Flaps Breast reconstruction after mastectomy and a tummy tuck at the same time - DIEP flap, SIEA flap and TRAM flap. Read on »

Comparison of Abdominal Donor-Site Morbidity of SIEA, DIEP, and Muscle-Sparing Free TRAM Flaps for... by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer A study published in September's edition of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery examined the abdominal recovery rates and patient satisfaction after breast reconstruction with ... Read on »

98% Of Mastectomy Patients Would Have Reconstruction Again, Study Says by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Satisfaction Rate 94% - 100% Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent wo ... Read on »

DIEP Flap Reconstruction And Breast Cancer Recurrence by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Can DIEP flap breast reconstruction prevent detection of breast cancer recurrence? This is a very important issue that is often not discussed. A handful of studies have shown ... Read on »

Double Mastectomies To Prevent Breast Cancer Increase by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer From 1998 through 2003, the rate of double mastectomies among women in the United States who had cancer diagnosed in only one breast more than doubled, according to a report i ... Read on »

Dieting reduces lymphedema after breast cancer by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Weight loss appears to be an effective way to reduce breast cancer-associated lymphedema of the arm, according to UK researchers. ... Read on »

Breast Reconstruction Often Not Discussed by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer By Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with breast cancer faced with treatment decisions are often not told by their surgeons about the possibility of breast rec ... Read on »

Bif Naked Fighting Breast Cancer By Making Music by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Bif Naked, Canadian punk rocker, 36-year-old newlywed, vows to keep working on two new albums while in treatment for breast cancer. Bif, born Beth Torbert, found the breast lu ... Read on »

Breast Cancer Gene Testing Less Likely Among Blacks by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African American women are generally less likely than white women to pursue genetic testing for BRCA1 or BRCA2, the gene mutations associated with ... Read on »

Breast Cancer patients may benefit from picking own breast surgeon by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Women with breast cancer who are involved in the process of selecting their surgeon are more likely to be treated by more experienced surgeons and in hospitals with establishe ... Read on »

Few Women Have Regrets When Choosing Preventive Mastectomy for Other Breast by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer by Ann M. Geiger and others Is this for me? If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast and are considering having the other breast removed to reduce your ris ... Read on »

Previous Abdominal Surgeries Increase Risk of Abdominal Complications following DIEP Flap Breast... by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer A study published in the May edition of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" has shown that patients who have had previous abdominal surgery are at an increased risk of suffer ... Read on »

Fat-Derived Stem Cell Enhanced Breast Reconstruction for Lumpectomy Repair by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Article by Pam Stephan Cytori Celution Improves Soft Tissue Transplantation A lumpectomy is less drastic than having a mastectomy, but it leaves you with a scar and a dimple w ... Read on »

Immediate Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy is Safe, ASPS Study Says by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Breast Reconstruction Does Not Impede Chemotherapy, Recovery or Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Recurrence. Debunking the myth that women with locally advanced breast cancer must w ... Read on »

Christina Applegate Mastectomy Calls Attention To Need For Team Approach To Breast Cancer... by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Actress Christina Applegate’s public disclosure of her breast cancer, her decision to have a double mastectomy, and plans to go forth with breast reconstruction surgery, calls ... Read on »

Links for 2008-09-14 [del.icio.us] by Dr. C Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Breast Cancer Christina Applegate Mastectomy Calls Attention To Need For Team Approach To Breast Cancer Reconstruction Actress Christina Applegate’s public disclosure of her breast cancer, ... Read on »

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