Breast Surgery Medical Library Stories & Articles

Four years ago Maryann Dillon was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. “You’re just numb, any time you receive a diagnosis like that, you’re just numb,” says Maryann. Maryann says she felt like she was given a death sentence. Because her... ( Read more about Abraxane Breast Cancer Treatment)

“I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to see my children grow up and my grandchild grow, you get this really scary feeling inside,” says Rosamond Stallings. When 45 year old Rosamond Stallings was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago,... ( Read more about African American Women and Breast Cancer)

There is a good chance that many of you women reading this will at some point in your lifetime have to go for a breast biopsy; and that biopsy won’t turn out to be a cancer. But does that mean you’re completely out of the woods? The answer is... ( Read more about Benign Breast Lesions)

Medical experts are saying that research just released from the medical journal the lancet will have a profound impact on many women battling breast cancer. It shows that one of the most popular and established drugs should be replaced by newer... ( Read more about Breast Cancer Drug Study)

With all the information on breast cancer now, many women are being more vigilant about being screened and followed for breast cancer. But now, a new government panel says doing high tech genetic testing should be reserved for only a small... ( Read more about Breast Cancer Gene Testing)

37 year old Michelle Michaels is taking every precaution to protect herself against breast cancer. "My mother had inflammatory breast cancer three years ago, and my grandmother had breast cancer at 38, so I'm considered high, high risk." says... ( Read more about Breast Ultrasound)

So when is a trip to the candy counter a cure for a common problem that costs the country millions in healthcare dollars and gets patients out of the hospital days earlier? It’s when you buy a pack of gum of course! It might sound weird, but... ( Read more about Chewing Gum Cure)

There is a new warning for people with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Magnets may pose a serious health risk! While common magnets for home and office use with low magnetic strength posed little risk, stronger magnets... ( Read more about Health Wrap | Cardiology, Cancer, Asthma, Trans-fat)

According to new research in the medical journal the lancet, the number of people that have dementia--the common form is Alzheimer’s disease--is going to double every twenty years. Given that 24 million worldwide have dementia today, that... ( Read more about Healthwrap - Dementia, SIDS, Breast Cancer)

Anita Jacobs juggles a hectic schedule. She travels all over the country as a corporate training lecturer, plus she's an author and a mom. But just over a year ago, her world was turned upside down. She was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had... ( Read more about Massage & Breast Cancer)

College professor, 61 year old Karin Wexler, wasted no time when she first felt a lump on her breast three years ago. “Within 3 minutes, I had called my doctor and went for a mammogram and sonogram right away and nothing showed up on the... ( Read more about New Breast Cancer Diagnostic)

New research just released shows the rate of male breast cancer is on the rise and the disease in men is usually detected when the tumors are more advanced, compared to cases of breast cancer in women. Breast cancer in men is much rarer than in... ( Read more about New Research on Male Breast Cancer)

If you were faced with having heart surgery, would you want your doctor to capture images of your heart so you can see your organ first hand?

Researchers have identified two genes which play a key role in determining whether a person is at risk for breast cancer. Identified as Brca1 and Brca2, individuals with both the ‘breast cancer genes’ are found to be at a greater risk of... ( Read more about Weekly Health Wrap)

What is Cancer?

Cancer is a term used to describe a group of illnesses all having certain common characteristics. There are over 200 different types of cancer and all have a... ( Read more about What is Cancer and How it is Caused)

By Dr. Chitti Moorthy -Director, Departments of Radiation Medicine and Radiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla , NY The cause of cancer lies deep within the building blocks of a person's cells (genes and DNA). If these blocks become... ( Read more about What is Cancer? Searching for the Cause)

By inserting an implant behind each breast, surgeons are able to increase a woman's bust line by one or more bra cup sizes. If you're considering breast augmentation, this will give you a basic understanding of the procedure--when it can help,... ( Read more about Who are good candidates for a breast augmentation?)