Lumpectomy could be better for a breast cancer patient’s future sex life Sexual well-being scores improved following a lumpectomy Women who got a mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction had lower ...

Many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer face the difficult decision of whether to have a lumpectomy with radiation or a mastectomy with reconstruction. With the availability of study results ...

Which is the best choice--a lumpectomy or mastectomy? It's a decision more than 232,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer will have to make in this country this year: whether to have a lumpectomy or ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mastectomy is prudent when breast cancer returns after a lumpectomy, because survival rates are better than with another lumpectomy, according to a new report. "We were ...

Dear Doctor K: I was recently diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. My doctor wants me to consider a lumpectomy plus radiation. But wouldn’t a mastectomy be more effective? Dear Reader: In a ...

CORTLAND, NY — Dr. Erica Skipton is a General Surgeon with Guthrie Cortland Medical Group& Cortland Guthrie General Surgery. She reminds us that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month & every ...

THEN TO. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR US AS A WOMAN TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITHIN HERSELF. WHEN ARVIN RAWLINGS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND FOUND OUT SHE NEEDED SURGERY, SHE WORRIED HOW IT WOULD MAKE HER ...

Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer for women after skin cancer. When diagnosed with breast cancer, there are many treatment and operation options depending on the severity of the ...

Dr. Barbara Smith answers the question: Mastectomy vs. Breast Conservation? — -- Question: What are the advantages/disadvantages of mastectomy and breast conservation surgery and which surgery ...