Preop Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain after Mastectomy Preop Cryoneurolysis for the Treatment of Pain after Mastectomy
Mastectomy carries a high risk for transitioning from acute to chronic pain. Might percutaneous cryoneurolysis be safe and effective for improving analgesia after mastectomy?Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Optimal Radiation Regimen When Breast Cancer Recurs? Optimal Radiation Regimen When Breast Cancer Recurs?
Overall, the study highlights the efficacy of lumpectomy plus radiation as an alternative to mastectomy for recurrent disease. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 18, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
A Swimsuit Model Shares Her Mastectomy Scar
Kelly Crump never expected to be a model in this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and she definitely never thought she would be the first-ever cancer patient to show a mastectomy scar in its pages. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many Women Lack Information on Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Survey shows women may not be fully knowledgeable of reconstruction options, as well as financial, emotional impact (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - October 28, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Surgery, Institutional, Source Type: news
Many Women Lack Information on Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 -- Many women may not receive adequate information to evaluate how breast reconstruction surgery may impact them physically, financially, and emotionally, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American Society... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nerve-Freezing Technique Staves Off Post-Mastectomy Pain
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Percutaneous cryoneurolysis applied immediately before breast surgery helped to control acute pain and stop the progression to chronic pain, according to one center's pilot study.
Adults randomized to cryo before... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - October 24, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
What Not To Say To Someone Who Got A Mastectomy
Even the best intentions can backfire sometimes. Here's a guide on how to really offer support after the breast cancer procedure. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
12 Things You Shouldn’t Say To Someone Who Got A Mastectomy
Even the best intentions can backfire sometimes. Here's a guide on how to really offer support after the breast cancer procedure. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghana: Women Urged to Embrace Mastectomy to Avoid Future Breast Cancer
[Ghanaian Times] President of the Breast Society of Ghana (BSoG), Dr Hannah Ayettey-Anie, has entreated women to stop dreading mastectomy and visit the hospital at first notice of a lump or any abnormality in their breast to repel against future disasters. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 20, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
No Benefit From Endocrine Therapy After Mastectomy for DCIS No Benefit From Endocrine Therapy After Mastectomy for DCIS
Chinese investigators recommend ending the practice in patients with hormone-positive ductal carcinoma in situ. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.First Look (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - October 20, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
A breast cancer decision: What kind of reconstruction is right for you?
Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is a deeply personal choice. Yale Medicine experts answer common questions about breast reconstruction after cancer. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Women left waiting 2 YEARS for breast reconstruction surgery
Carlie-Ann Hare, 32, from Birmingham, had a single mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2020 and is still waiting for reconstruction surgery today. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Recurrence Rates Low With Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 -- For patients undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy, overall breast cancer recurrence rates are low at a median follow-up of 10 years, according to a study published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer
When Karen Lynch was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44, it was a shock, but not a complete surprise. “My family history is just riddled with cancer; my father had prostate cancer and died from stomach and esophageal cancer, and his five sisters passed from breast cancer,” she says. “My mother died from pancreatic cancer.” It was 1996, and genetic testing was not as routine as it is now, so it wasn’t until nine years after her diagnosis and treatment with lumpectomy and radiation that Lynch learned she carried the BRCA1 mutation, which increases her risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer...
Source: TIME: Health - October 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Cancer feature Frontiers of Medicine 2022 healthscienceclimate sponsorshipblock Source Type: news
The Cancer Conflict review – poignant documentary on alternative cancer therapies
Two patients take sharply differing approaches as they attempt to beat life-threatening tumours on their own termsReleased to coincide withWorld Cancer Research day, Thomas Meadmore ’s tricky yet involving documentary follows two Britons going rogue in search of a better quality of treatment. Grant Branton, from Brighton, is a sometime biologist reeling after early tests spotted tumours in his bowels while missing shadows in his bones; Surinder Paul, landed with breast cancer , hopes to avoid a mastectomy by leaning hard into oils, juicing and cravatted energy healers – what oncological voice-of-reason Rob Glynne-Jones...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 13, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Mike McCahill Tags: Film Documentary films Cancer Cancer research Society Science Medical research Health Culture Source Type: news
