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2. Working Out After A Mastectomy Can Help Patients Heal ... - AOL

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   There isn't a lot of guidance around how to exercise after a mastectomy. Here's what doctors and trainers advise post-surgery and during breast cancer recovery.

3. Nipple prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   Nipple/Areola prostheses (prostheses is the plural of prosthesis) are made of silicone by breast prosthesis manufacturers and anaplastologists for breast cancer survivors who were treated for breast cancer with a mastectomy. Prostheses can be worn weeks after a mastectomy, breast reconstruction, or even nipple reconstruction. As an inexpensive ...

4. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Breast prostheses - Wikipedia

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   A prescription may be required for breast prostheses and mastectomy bras for insurance purposes. [10] Up to 90% of women use a prosthetic after surgery, temporarily or permanently. Over half of these women choose full weight options, while others will opt for more lightweight prosthetic devices.

6. These breast cancer survivors are happier than ever post ...

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   Many others, when speaking to Yahoo Life through breast cancer and "going flat" Facebook groups, as well as at Sunday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in New York City (one of many that ...

7. Country star Morgan Wade details recovery from double ... - AOL

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   The 29-year-old country singer underwent "proactive" double mastectomy surgery after discovering she had the RAD51D gene mutation, placing her at higher risk for developing cancer.

8. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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   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]

9. Flat closure after mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetic flat closure is the surgical work required to produce a smooth flat chest wall contour after the removal of one or both breasts, including obliteration of the inframammary fold and excision of excess lateral tissue (to avoid "dog ears.") [17] [18] It is defined by the National Cancer Institute as the following: "A type of surgery that ...