I was constantly assured by my medical team that this was my decision to make: nobody would push me in any one direction.

The 32-year-old teacher had two pregnancies since she found out she had inherited a gene that contributed to her colorectal cancer, which was diagnosed in August 2020. Her first pregnancy occurred ...

A double mastectomy is a procedure that removes both breasts ... especially if you choose to get a mastectomy and remove both of your breasts. The benefits of a prophylactic or preventative surgery ...

Lumpectomies and mastectomies differ in the amount of tissue removed. A lumpectomy removes only the tumor and a small portion of the breast. A mastectomy removes all of the breast tissue, and possibly ...

Laura Wharam thought she had appendicitis but her breast cancer had returned and metastasized, spreading to her liver, bones, ...

Research shows removing both breasts doesn't improve survival rates for most breast cancer patients, despite many women ...

Of the total 1,067 comments relating to the prophylactic mastectomy experience, 386 (36%) comments were made by 293 women related to information needs. Women who provided open-ended responses were ...

Alison Hall is sharing an inspiring health update a little more than two weeks after getting a double mastectomy. "The surgery went really, really well," Hall, 33, tells Parade, adding that she's ...

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