SAN ANTONIO -- Bilateral mastectomy as initial treatment for women with breast cancer and a pathogenic BRCA1 variant was not linked to better survival, according to an international analysis. Compared ...

It can be devastating to be given a breast cancer diagnosis. Once the shock wears off, most patients want to do what they can to raise their odds of survival, torpedoing the chances they’ll ever go ...

At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, investigators from an international consortium reported that knowledge of BRCA1/2 mutation status strongly influenced surgical decision-making in young ...

In the face of a breast cancer diagnosis, women grapple with life-altering decisions. Among these, the choice to undergo a bilateral breast mastectomy – the surgical removal of both breasts – stands ...

It can be devastating to be given a breast cancer diagnosis. Once the shock wears off, most patients want to do what they can to raise their odds of survival, torpedoing the chances they’ll ever go ...

I am a plastic surgeon. Over the past 35 years, I’ve seen many of my colleagues abandon the most basic premise in human biology: that there are two, immutable sexes. Their capitulation to “queer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bilateral mastectomy reduced risk for contralateral breast cancer vs. other surgical options. Researchers ...

Battling breast cancer is a challenging journey, but for some women, it extends further into the difficult decision of whether or not to undergo a bilateral mastectomy, which is the surgical removal ...

At 21 years old, Lily Chugg was faced with a choice: undergo a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer that had yet to manifest itself or keep her breasts and get screened regularly. In the summer ...

After learning I had breast cancer, I had a double mastectomy in January at the age of 34. In the first few weeks of recovery, something felt wrong in my right arm. It felt like there was a tight ...