Woman gets double mastectomy after being told she carried BRCA gene - then finds out she doesn't
Maureen Boesen, 33, of Omaha, Nebraska, underwent a double mastectomy at age 23 in 2008. She learned she was actually negative for the BRCA1 mutation 10 years later in 2018. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I Got A Double Mastectomy After A Genetic Test. Then I Learned The Results Were Wrong.
My inaccurate results meant I had been carrying around a devastatingly unnecessary burden for more than a decade. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 21, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: news
Robotic Mastectomy in US: Starts, Draws Fire, Stops Robotic Mastectomy in US: Starts, Draws Fire, Stops
The first-ever robotic mastectomy for invasive breast cancer in the US took place last year, but the New Jersey center later stopped performing the procedure. Experts are now debating what the future holds.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Chef Sandra Lee Rose to Fame on Charm and Cool Whip. Now She ’s Taking on Cancer
Sandra Lee, the creator of the Semi-Homemade brand of cookbooks, magazines and TV shows and a person who leaves nothing to chance, is sitting in a high-ceilinged ballroom on Wall Street on a rainy evening the weekend after Thanksgiving, listening to a local official present her with a tribute. But, sincere as the speech is, it cannot be heard over the chatter of the members of the New York City independent-film community who have turned out for the IFP Gotham awards.
This is not Lee’s usual audience. To New York’s indie-film elite, she is that woman who rose to fame on her ability to gussy up ready-made food in...
Source: TIME: Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Belinda Luscombe Tags: Uncategorized celebrity Source Type: news
Good results with autologous breast reconstruction after failed implant reconstruction
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Implants are usually the first choice for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. But when implant-based reconstruction fails, autologous reconstruction -- using the patient's own tissues -- is a safe procedure that improves patient outcomes, reports a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ® , the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
'Why I wanted a tattoo on my mastectomy scar'
Kris Hallenga was diagnosed with terminal cancer, but beat the odds. Her scar is part of her body art. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Helping Patients Manage the Anxiety Behind CPM Helping Patients Manage the Anxiety Behind CPM
Does contralateral prophylactic mastectomy reduce breast cancer survivors ' anxiety over the long term?Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 17, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Article Source Type: news
Current Strategies for the Management of Locoregional Breast Cancer Recurrence
In this review, we focus primarily on describing locoregional and systemic management strategies for isolated locoregional recurrences manifesting as isolated first-failure events following mastectomy or breast-conserving therapy. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - January 17, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Irene L. Wapnir, MD, Atif Khan, MD, MS Source Type: news
‘A thank you to the hospital carers helping me battle cancer’
Four months ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, I’ve had biopsies, a mastectomy, lymph node removals, countless scans and blood tests, an imminent death scare and two rounds of chemotherapy.
Today, I’ll be having my third round and by rights I should be feeling terrified. Chemo’s pretty toxic – my oncologist told me semi-jokingly that the aim is to get as close to killing me as possible. But I don’t feel scared – I’m feeling calm and secure.
This is because, thanks to the NHS team at south London’s St George’s hospital, a trip to the chemo ward feels as close to a trip to a day-spa as you ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - January 14, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article Magazine cancer NHS Source Type: news
' Taking Back Control': The Growth in Prophylactic Mastectomy'Taking Back Control': The Growth in Prophylactic Mastectomy
Are women with unilateral breast cancer choosing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy over more conservative approaches in order to regain control over their lives?Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Article Source Type: news
Clinicians cause variation in radiation doses from CT scans
Experts call for more consistency in radiation doses Related items fromOnMedica Radiation exposure may increase risk of stroke and heart disease Breast cancers overdiagnosed Rise in medical radiation incidents Breast screening increases chance of mastectomy Benefits of breast screening are overestimated, research suggests (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 3, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
A Walker, Olive Oil, and a Hematoma: General Surgery News Report
(MedPage Today) -- Also, managing expectations in patients who don ' t want reconstruction post-mastectomy (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - December 27, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Report: Despite settlement, patient seeks prosecution for off-label Seri scaffold breast surgery
A patient in Southern California who underwent breast reconstruction surgery using an off-label Seri surgical scaffold is pushing for the state to prosecute the operating plastic surgeon, despite having received $1 million in a settlement, over claims that he altered her medical records, according to a Pasadena Star News report.
The patient, Wendy Knecht, underwent breast reconstruction in 2015 following a cancer-preventive double mastectomy procedure. She was treated by Dr. Max Lehfeldt, who used a Seri surgical scaffold, produced by Allergan (NYSE:AGN) at the time, despite the scaffold having no FDA indications for such...
Source: Mass Device - December 21, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cosmetic/Aesthetic Legal News Women's Health Allergan Serica Technologies Sofregen Medical Source Type: news
Facebook banned mastectomy nipple tattoo pictures
Gemma Winstanley's nipple tattoos for mastectomy patients were deemed "sexual content" by Facebook. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Facebook bans mastectomy reconstruction tattoo pictures
Gemma Winstanley's nipple tattoos for mastectomy patients were deemed "sexual content" by Facebook. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
