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

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   The road to recovery after a mastectomy is different for every woman—and is heavily influenced by the type of reconstructive surgery she’s undergone, according to Marcella Fornari, DO, a ...

3. Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act, also known as Janet's Law, [1] [2] [3] signed into law on October 21, 1998 [4] as part of the 1999 omnibus bill (Pub. L. 105–277 (text)), contains protections for patients who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy. [5]

4. 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 ...

5. Breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer. It involves using autologous tissue, prosthetic implants, or a combination of both with the goal of reconstructing a natural-looking breast.

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

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   (Photos courtesy of subjects) In the days before Davina Gantz-Needle's double mastectomy, the 52-year-old Maryland resident spent time mentally preparing for the outcome, which she was certain she ...

7. Why Kathy Bates decided not to have reconstruction surgery ...

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   Kathy Bates is opening up about her decision to forgo reconstruction surgery after undergoing a double mastectomy following a 2012 breast cancer diagnosis.. The "Matlock" star, 76, explained on ...

8. Free flap breast reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Free-flap breast reconstruction is a type of autologous-tissue breast reconstruction applied after mastectomy for breast cancer, without the emplacement of a breast implant prosthesis. As a type of plastic surgery, the free-flap procedure for breast reconstruction employs tissues, harvested from another part of the woman's body, to create a ...

9. Christina Applegate opens up about life after double mastectomy

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   Christina Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, and she opted to have a double mastectomy later in the year. Now, she's opening up to ET about how she's coping with life after the ...