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Nearly 20% of breast cancer survivors may experience weight gain of more than 10% after their treatment. That’s according to new research presented this weekend at the Endocrine Society’s ENDO ...
A factor that facilitates the decision to undergo a preventive mastectomy is that results of breast reconstructive surgery have improved. [15] A 2004 Canadian study found that 70% of women were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the reconstruction after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. [ 12 ]
Staging breast cancer is the initial step to help physicians determine the most appropriate course of treatment. As of 2016, guidelines incorporated biologic factors, such as tumor grade, cellular proliferation rate, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression, human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) expression, and gene expression profiling into the staging system.
Weight gain after diagnosis has also been linked to higher rates of breast cancer recurrence or mortality although this finding is not consistent. [37] Weight gain is often less severe with newer chemotherapy treatments but one study found a significant risk of breast cancer mortality in women who gained weight compared to those who maintained ...
Bristol Palin Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images Bristol Palin gave an update on how she was faring after her ninth breast reconstruction surgery earlier this year. “I’ve been pretty MIA for a year ...
Nicole Eggert shared a health update regarding her cancer treatment a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has undergone chemotherapy, a mastectomy, and now is onto the next phase.
There is preliminary evidence suggesting that negative-pressure wound therapy may be useful in healing complicated breast wounds resulting from surgery. [10] Postoperative pain is common following breast surgery. The incidence of poorly controlled acute postoperative pain following breast cancer surgery ranges between 14.0% to 54.1%. [11]
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [3] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [4]