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"My scars are a choice I made": Angelina Jolie on her mastectomy journey
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Actor Angelina Jolie opened up about why she loves the "scars" on her body after her double mastectomy in 2013 and how those marks remind her of the choice she made to stay healthy for her children.
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Complex, rare case of breast cancer during pregnancy; both mother and chil
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A 35-year-old woman, five months pregnant, was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer in July 2024, highlighting the complexities of treating cancer during pregnancy.
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India's first combined robot-assisted heart bypass and breast cancer surge
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's first life-saving dual surgery combining a heart bypass surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting) and breast cancer surgery (Radical Mastectomy) in a single procedure/session on a 72-year-old woman from Bangladesh.
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Study reveals risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) may reduce breast cancer mort
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and researchers from the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital discovered that risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant significantly redu
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Study suggests patients with multiple tumours in one breast may not need m
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The latest study suggested that patients who have multiple tumours in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumours can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue.
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Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A study has found that patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy.
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Risk of lymphoma linked to breast implants: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The number of people suffering from Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare disease, has recently increased and this spike in numbers may be linked to the expanding popularity of textured breast implants.
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Researchers find link between breast implants after mastectomy, risk of ly
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare malignancy, has increased in frequency during the past several years, presumably as a result of the rising popularity of textured breast implants.
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Study defines new factors that can predict recurrence of breast cancer
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): According to a new study, genetics and other factors that can determine whether a woman is at risk of breast cancer recurrence has been identified, paving the way for new research to prevent the development of new tumour.
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Body image issues increase risk of complications post breast reconstructio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], February 28 (ANI): Plastic or cosmetic surgery is the technical name for a procedure undertaken by a person for health reasons or for accentuating their looks. While some undergo surgeries like Mastectomy to prevent the risk of cancer in breasts, others opt for silicone im
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Surgical technique may reduce positive margin rate in breast cancer patien
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): According to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine, a noninvasive breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounts for approximately one of every four new breast cancer cases in the United States. If left untreated, DCIS has
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Acupuncture improves mastectomy recovery: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec. 1 (ANI): According to a recent study published in Oncology Nursing journal, women, who had acupuncture treatments after breast cancer surgery had a greater reduction in pain, nausea, and anxiety and were better able to cope on the first post-operative day compared
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