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2. Mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   ICD-9-CM. 85.4. MeSH. D008408. MedlinePlus. 002919. [edit on Wikidata] Mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely. A mastectomy is usually carried out to treat breast cancer. [1][2] In some cases, women believed to be at high risk of breast cancer have the operation as a preventive ...

3. Breast cancer management - Wikipedia

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   The mainstay of breast cancer management is surgery for the local and regional tumor, followed (or preceded) by a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine (hormone) therapy, and targeted therapy. Research is ongoing for the use of immunotherapy in breast cancer management. Management of breast cancer is undertaken by a ...

4. Preventive mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   When cancer has affected already one breast, the other breast, still healthy, may be removed in a unilateral preventive mastectomy. Typically either a simple, a subcutaneous or a nipple-sparing mastectomy is performed. With the former the areola and nipple are removed, while the other two approaches preserve the nipple area for cosmetic reasons.

5. 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 ...

6. Why ‘Get Organized’ Star Clea Shearer Feels ‘Lucky’ After ...

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   Shearer is one of the 1 in 8 women born in the United States who will develop breast cancer at some time during their lives. Journey to treatment and recovery. ... double mastectomy, surgery for ...

7. DIEP flap - Wikipedia

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   DIEP flap. A DIEP flap is type of breast reconstruction where blood vessels, fat, and skin from the lower belly are relocated to the chest to rebuild breasts after mastectomy. [1] DIEP stands for the deep inferior epigastric perforator artery, which runs through the abdomen. This is a type of autologous reconstruction, meaning one's own tissue ...