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Some women who plan to have a mastectomy decide to have breast reconstruction. Other women prefer to wear a breast form (prosthesis). Others decide...
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Following surgery or radiation, your breast cancer treatment team will determine the likelihood that the cancer will recur outside the breast. This...
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Radiation therapy is usually given to treat breast cancer after a lumpectomy and sometimes after a mastectomy to reduce your risk of the cancer...
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If you have a strong (positive) family history for breast cancer, ovarian cancer or even prostate cancer, this information is relevant to your...
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For breast cancer, chemotherapy drugs are given intravenously (directly into a vein) or orally (by mouth). Once the drugs enter the bloodstream, they...
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Very few breast cancer screening studies include women in their mid-70s and older. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) noted that...
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The symptoms of breast cancer include painless breast lumps, nipple discharge, and inflammation of the skin of the breast.Breast cancer usually...
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If you have a symptom or screening test result that suggests cancer, your doctor must find out whether it is due to cancer or to some other cause...
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Lymph nodes are small glandular structures that filter tissue fluids. They filter out and ultimately try to provide an immune response to particles...
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Yes, I would go to the ER if the pain is worse. Do you have any other symptoms? When did the pain start?
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When a woman or a man detects a breast lump, breast cancer is likely the greatest health concern. While most breast lumps are harmless (benign)...
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Women who have reconstructive surgery are monitored carefully to detect and treat complications, such as infection, movement of the implant, or...
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The patient should tell the doctor when the growth appeared, what its size was at the time of discovery compared to its present size, and where it is...
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The breast self-exam is a way that you can check your breasts for changes (such as lumps or thickenings). It includes looking at and feeling your...
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First let me say good for you for noticing this lump. Also, you're very well-informed for your age, which will help you better manage your health...