Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Breast reconstruction is a surgical procedure to restore breasts to a normal shape and size

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Follow Us         Featured Breast Reconstruction After a mastectomy, breast reconstruction is performed to replace the skin, breast tissue, and the nipple. A patient's goals, medical conditions, cancer treatment, and previous surgery... Read more ...  News Shorter Radiation Treatment Works for Early Breast Cancers: Study High-dose radiation therapy over a short period of time treats early stage breast cancer as well as longer, conventional radiation therapy does, a new study suggests. Researchers from... Read more ... New Mammogram Guidelines Already Creating Controversy The American Cancer Society's new breast cancer screening guidelines are likely to face some resistance within the medical community, based on early reaction. The guidelines... Read more ... Not All Large Breast Tumors Warrant Mastectomy, Study Says A combination of breast conservation surgery and radiation is as effective as breast removal for some women with large, localized invasive breast tumors, a new study contends... Read more ... Study Challenges Theory That Birth Order Determines Personality Forget what you're heard about birth order determining your adult personality, a new study suggests. Birth order does not influence any of the "big five" personality traits -- extroversion... Read more ... Women's Health Center MedicineNet's Women's Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various women's health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides a woman through the stages of her life, as well as knowing the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home