Breast Implants Don't Hurt Survival of Mastectomy Patients
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THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- The long-term survival of breast cancer patients isn't reduced when they receive breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy.
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Proportion of breast cancer patients who undergo unnecessary double mastectomies increases.
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Women who undergo mastectomy for breast cancer can have their breast rebuilt at the time of surgery without delaying chemotherapy, if this treatment is also needed, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - The number of breast cancer surgeries that a hospital performs seems to be associated with the likelihood of subsequently dying from breast cancer, Milwaukee-based researchers have found.
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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
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Concerns about side effects discourage many women at high risk for breast cancer from taking tamoxifen, says a study in the Dec. 14 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Black American women are less likely than women of other races to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy, says a study published in the online edition of the journal Cancer.
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Many older women with early breast cancer can safely skip radiation after having a lump removed, two studies suggest. Most women should still undergo radiation, because it helps prevent relapses within the same breast, the researchers say.
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New research shows the adage "what doesn't kill us makes us stronger" doesn't apply in treating breast cancer.
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Among breast cancer survivors,  adopting a low-fat diet high in vegetables, fruit and fiber  does not prevent the cancer from returning or prolong survival,  according to a paper in the Journal of the American Medical  Association.
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NEW YORK  - The addition of radiation  therapy to chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery  "substantially" improves survival, according to a 20-year  followup analysis of a British Columbia trial.
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Drinking coffee, using mobile phones  or having breast implants is unlikely to cause cancer,  according to a risk ranking system devised by an Australian  cancer specialist to debunk popular myths.
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Radiation treatments routinely given  after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be  necessary for women over 70 if they are taking the cancer drug  tamoxifen, according to researchers.
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Women over the age of 70 who have small breast cancer tumours removed in surgery need not bother with follow-up radiation treatment if they take the cancer drug tamoxifen, according to two new studies.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have known for years that radiation treatment following a lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces the risk of disease recurrence.
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Women whose breast cancer is detected  by mammography have a lower risk of the cancer recurring after  treatment compared to those who discover a tumor by other  means, a Finnish study said on Tuesday.
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In women who&#39;ve been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research indicates that the