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• Forget Artificial Implants: Use Your Own Fat For Better Assets!

  
  Health Journal - Health News and Health Articles — Authority: 106
  Image by Plasticseargent.com (via Flickr) The most popular way of increasing the size of breasts is implants; either silicon-gel or saline-filled. But there are many risks associated with these implants and some of them as identified by the FDA are, leaking or hardening of the implants; rippling, sagging or lack of ...
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• Tammys Breast Reconstruction Journey. Part I - My Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  
  The Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog — Authority: 99
  By Tammy Carrington My name is Tammy and I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) in June 2009. I underwent bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with DIEP flaps . I believe it is important to share my story on how I made my decision because when I was looking for information on other ...
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• Friday’s Autumn Sales Round-up

  
  Knickers: The lingerie weblog — Authority: 127
  Glamorous Amorous Super Autumn Sale Right now save up to 70% off gorgeous designer lingerie during the Glamorous Amorous Super Autumn Sale .  I know after reading Alison’s post on Monday , that I don’t have to give up beautiful lingerie and lounge wear just because it’s cold outside and now it won’t ...
  3 days ago

• Breast reconstruction after mastectomy combines tummy tuck

  
  www.healthycare.in — Authority: 134
  A new plastic surgery technique offers women the option breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer that also provides a tummy tuck. The surgery, called Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap procedure, uses skin from the tummy to reconstruct a woman’s breasts after mastectomy to prevent breast ...
  3 days ago

• ‘One-stop’ breast cancer test can drastically shorten treatment process

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, Oct 31 (ANI): A new “one-step” breast cancer test can significantly cut the treatment process for women with the disease.Patients having breast cancer surgery will be given the 30-minute breast lymph node assay, which analyses the underarm glands to check if the cancer has spread, reports The Times.Most ...
  1 week ago

• NCCN Guidelines for breast cancer does not recommend prophylactic mastectomy in women (News-Medical-Net)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 152
  Despite a recent study finding that an increasing number of women who had cancer in one breast are opting to have the other breast removed, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer discourages prophylactic mastectomy in women except for those ...
  1 week ago

• Find The Perfect Post-Mastectomy Lingerie To Suit You

  
  Knickers: The lingerie weblog — Authority: 127
  While Breast Cancer Awareness month is coming to an end, you may well be at the start of your journey. A breast cancer diagnosis brings with it a whole host of ups and downs, with a seemingly endless amount of new questions that pop up as soon as the last has been answered. Among the many questions we are aware that ...
  1 week ago

• Breast Cancer: Are Doctors Too Quick to Make “The Cut”?

  
  Testing It Up Drug & Health Testing News Test Country Blog — Authority: 145
  When we said “the cut”, we are referring to a mastectomy – and the answer to that question, thankfully, is a no. This is according to a new study conducted by a group that includes Dr. Monica Morrow of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. If and when a mastectomy does occur, it appears that it is not just ...
  1 week ago

• Surgical Options for Breast Cancer Patients

  
  FOX News Health Blog — Authority: 126
  Dr. Cynara Coomer The most common surgery for breast cancer these days is a lumpectomy, which is considered breast-conserving therapy. If patients choose to undergo this surgery, it has to be combined with radiation therapy, which can be administered in the form of external radiation, where the whole breast is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Study asks if gender of surgeon affects mastectomy choices

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 159
  Study asks if gender of surgeon affects mastectomy choices Submitted by SHNS on Mon, 10/19/200915:32 Now, he’s found a similar pattern among a few female surgeons in Minnesota.source : www.topix.com
  2 weeks ago

• Guest post

  
  Toddler Planet — Authority: 415
  I’m over at Workout Mommy’s place today — if you’d like a guest post on IBC for your blog, drop me a line and I’ll write one just for you too (or you can cut-and-paste the one below.  It’s yours, no problem, just please link back to me and let me know you did).  It’s still important to get the word ...
  2 weeks ago

• Inflammatory breast cancer

  
  Workout Mommy: fitness and exercise tips for busy moms and dads — Authority: 512
  Today’s guest post comes from Susan, also known as WhyMommy .   I have followed her story from the beginning and was thrilled to meet her in person last year at BlogHer.   She has two little boys about the same age as mine and she is an IBC survivor.   Not familiar with IBC?  Neither was  I. Please ...
  3 weeks ago

• Letter to friends I haven’t yet met

  
  Toddler Planet — Authority: 415
  Dear Little Rock Mamas , I’ve just finished reading about your Race for the Cure team that is preparing for the big race on Saturday. It sounds like there are a lot of fun events going on, and I’m looking forward to reading more posts about it on your blog. Race for the Cure is a great event to raise money ...
  3 weeks ago

• Physical therapists play integral role in prevention, risk reduction, and treatment of lymphedema

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
  ALEXANDRIA, VA -- As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is hoping to shine a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer treatment.
  3 weeks ago

• Sparkling Mastectomy Bras

  
  Intimate Guide — Authority: 117
  Introducing the most expensive mastectomy bras in the world! Di Murini , makers of luxurious mastectomy lingerie , launched their new limited edition Spotlight mastectomy lingerie collection , featuring hand-decorated mastectomy bras bejewelled with Swarovski crystals .  The bras are being made to heighten ...
  3 weeks ago

• IRS: Infant Formula Not Deductible For Mom With Double Mastectomy

  
  Mcnorman's Weblog — Authority: 439
  TaxProf Blog: IRS: Infant Formula Not Deductible by Mother With Double Mastectomy.WTF moment?  Let’s punish her okay?  No tax break for you!How can this be?  She was advised to have the mastectomy which can mean cancer, genes that favor cancer of the breast, etc.  She can’t feed her child and it is not by ...
  3 weeks ago

• Too Many Mastectomies? Maybe Not

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  Doctors recommend breast-conserving surgery for 3 in 4 women with early breast cancer. Second opinions rarely differ, so surgeon advice doesnt raise mastectomy rates.
  3 weeks ago

• Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 546
  TUESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to common belief, most women diagnosed with breast cancer are not turning to mastectomy as their first choice for treatment but are first trying more conservative approaches, such as lumpectomy, a new survey has found. Image:  ...
  3 weeks ago

• I’m home

  
  Mothers With Cancer — Authority: 460
  I have more day to day info at my personal blog, but I wanted to post here that I’m home from the hospital after surgery and give an update.  I had a modified radical on my left breast, a bi-lateral on my right breast, and a full hysterectomy all at the same time on Oct. 2nd.  I wish I could say it went smoothly, ...
  4 weeks ago

• 4 Common Myths About Breast Cancer

  
  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 613
  By Ben Sherwood, Intent.comOn May 7th, Hannah Powell-Auslam of La Mirada, Calif. had a mastectomy to remove her left breast, the kind of surgery that takes place around 137 times per day in the US. Some 185,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and around 50,000 will have mastectomies. But ...
  4 weeks ago

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