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 ...

Investigators evaluated the association between risk-reducing bilateral mastectomy and overall and breast cancer–specific mortality in female carriers of BRCA pathogenic variants.

Despite a significant increase in women with unilateral breast cancer who received a bilateral mastectomy, this study found no survival benefit compared with other treatment options. Although removing ...

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 ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A woman’s cancer diagnosis led to an innovative surgery that cut her recovery time in half. It was ...

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 ...

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 ...

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses reducing the mortality of breast cancer with Steven Narod, MD, FRCPC, FRSC, Tier I Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer, University of Toronto ...

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 ...