Nipple reconstruction tattooist 'keeps getting Facebook ban'
Kerry Irvine provides nipple reconstruction for women who have undergone mastectomies. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Giuliana and Bill Rancic talk cancer care innovations
Eight years after her double mastectomy, Giuliana Rancic is now a mom – and she and her husband are speaking about a program that helps mothers going through cancer (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bernard Fisher, Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 101 Bernard Fisher, Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research, Dies at 101
His research brought an end to radical mastectomy, and he pioneered the design and implementation of large-scale multi-institutional randomized clinical trials.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 22, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research Leaves'Lasting Legacy'Pioneer in Breast Cancer Research Leaves'Lasting Legacy '
Bernard Fisher, MD, brought an end to radical mastectomy, and he led large-scale multi-institutional randomized clinical trials that changed treatment.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 21, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Dr. Bernard Fisher, Who Revolutionized Breast Cancer Treatment, Dies at 101
He brought an end to the routine use of the debilitating radical mastectomy. He later battled false allegations of scientific misconduct. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Denise Gellene Tags: Fisher, Bernard Breast Cancer Surgery and Surgeons Mastectomy National Cancer Institute University of Pittsburgh Deaths (Obituaries) Source Type: news
Al Gore on Impeachment, Adam Silver on China and Selma Blair on Her MS Diagnosis: Here Are Biggest Moments From the TIME 100 Health Summit
TIME held its first TIME 100 Health Summit on Thursday aiming to define — and shape — the future of health care. The Summit, which is an offshoot of the magazine’s annual TIME 100 list of influential people, featured scientists, politicians and entertainers, such as former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, actress Selma Blair, NBA commissioner Adam Silver, comedian Tig Notaro and former Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen.
The day included a range of interviews, panels and performances. Here are the biggest moments from the Summit.
Former Vice ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madeleine Carlisle Tags: Uncategorized Comedy HealthSummit19 onetime Source Type: news
Tig Notaro on Why Humor Was Instrumental to Healing After Her Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Something Has to Break the Tension’
Comedian Tig Notaro said receiving her cancer diagnosis in 2012—which followed a series of tragic events that had upended her life—was so horrific, she had to laugh.
Notaro, known for disarming, deadpan-style of comedy, spoke about finding the humor in devastating moments during an interview at the TIME 100 Health Summit on Thursday.
“I kept thinking maybe I was cursed,” she said. “When I went in for my appointment and was diagnosed with invasive cancer, it took my breath away in horror—and like, oh my god, this is hilarious. Of course, it wasn’t hilarious but something has to brea...
Source: TIME: Health - October 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mahita Gajanan Tags: Uncategorized Cancer celebrities HealthSummit19 Source Type: news
Cancer survivor's joy at breast milk donations
Mum Emma Rees was unable to breastfeed after having a double mastectomy. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New York City chef urges more men to get screened for breast cancer 7 years after he beat disease
Peter Botros, 33, a chef from New York City, was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer in August 2012. After undergoing a double mastectomy, he was declared to be cancer-free. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Treatment of Male Breast Cancer Has Evolved From 2004 to 2014
Significant increases seen in total mastectomy, radiotherapy after breast conservation, endocrine tx (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 7, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Journal, Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Awareness BRAVE fighters strip down to show their beautiful bodies and scars
When Gina Dannatt was told she had as little as six months to live, her world imploded. Having already gone through a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the news that it had spread to both of her lungs was too much to bear. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AHA News: Entertainment Exec Mathew Knowles: I Have Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- Entertainment executive Mathew Knowles has fought off breast cancer via a mastectomy and is planning another because testing uncovered a genetic mutation with potentially life-altering... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Why the Women Most Likely to Die of Breast Cancer Have Gotten the Least Attention
How can you have a moonshot trying to cure cancer and not mention people dying of cancer?I believed the narrative that is pushed on women, that if you check your breasts and if you catch it early, you’re fine.ide class="right-rail__container right-rail__container--ad">
Lianne Kraemer had been living with metastatic breast cancer for more than a year when I met her in December 2017 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio. Throughout the week, more than 7,000 doctors, scientists and pharmaceutical-company representatives would descend on the city for the country’s most important breast-c...
Source: TIME: Health - October 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kate Pickert Tags: Uncategorized Breast Cancer health Source Type: news
Cancer Patients Tell Us About Clothing for Changing Bodies
“The stockings don’t look very good but I’ve decided to change my attitude about that and say they are chic,” one patient writes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: The New York Times Tags: Fashion and Apparel Dresses Cancer Breast Cancer Surgery and Surgeons Mastectomy Source Type: news
Cancer Patients Tell Us About Finding Clothing to Adapt to Changing Bodies
“The stockings don’t look very good but I’ve decided to change my attitude about that and say they are chic,” one patient writes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: The New York Times Tags: Fashion and Apparel Dresses Cancer Breast Cancer Surgery and Surgeons Mastectomy Source Type: news
