Mastectomy
News and information about Mastectomy on Oprah.com.
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No More Drive-Through Mastectomies
… to the hospital for a double mastectomy , my surgeon told me I'd need ..... 48 hours for a woman having a mastectomy or lumpectomy . Those first two days are critical ..... s Health and then Minimum IP Mastectomy Stay.) In states without such …
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Genius Idea: Flattering Swimwear to Buy After a Mastectomy
… O: Why did you start a swimwear company? PB: When my niece, Gabe, scheduled her mastectomy [like Brett, she underwent a preventive bilateral mastectomy after testing positive for harmful mutations in the BRCA1 gene], she was at peace …
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A Good Swimsuit Is Really Hard to Find (After a Mastectomy )
… no one's favorite activity. Now imagine doing it after a mastectomy , and you'll understand what lawyer Susan Scheid was up ..... catalogs; none fit. She'd always liked Lands' End, but its mastectomy suits all had pockets for breast forms. Scheid was forced …
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Why Christina Applegate Had a Double Mastectomy
Actress Christina Applegate opens up about her battle with cancer and her radical decision to remove both breasts.
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Spilling the Beans
… mistake was breast reconstruction. Of course I'm smart enough to know that tits don't matter. But after a radical mastectomy in 1999, I went through the whole delightful drill of chemo and radiation. And through the months of treatment …
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Help Spread the Truth About Breast Cancer: Knowledge Is Power
… 48, systems programmer, Dallas "When I was diagnosed, I felt like my life was over and I felt ugly. I had a radical mastectomy , and you feel like everybody you approach knows that. Being photographed for this project helped me feel good …
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How to Train Your Doctor
… needed a double mastectomy ," says the teacher ..... that she have a lumpectomy with radiation ..... you don't want a mastectomy ; you're just ..... and got the double mastectomy she wanted. Though lumpectomy was a viable option …
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A Reason to Be Hopeful: 5 New Breast Cancer Breakthroughs
… inhibitors can shrink some stage II and III tumors enough to allow for a lumpectomy instead of mastectomy . The Forecast: The drugs could prove pivotal in reducing the national mastectomy rate of 37 percent. Learn more about the fight against breast …
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Defending My Life
… several years. Then I think, "In less than a month, after my mastectomy , they won't be with me anymore. What will I look ..... That's when I decided to have the bilateral prophylactic mastectomy . It wasn't an easy decision. December 27 Mom went home …
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What's It Really Like to Live Through Breast Cancer?
… was supposed to have a lumpectomy , chemo, and radiation. But after my lumpectomy , the margins weren't clear ..... Dr. Oratz recommended a mastectomy , and I was devastated ..... the only option, was a mastectomy . My parents stayed to …
