Limb-lengthening can add inches to a person’s stature. But its risks have made it controversial. Credit... Supported by By Isabella Kwai Photographs by Matthew Leifheit Isabella Kwai spoke to ...

Lumpectomy followed by radiation is now a more common treatment for early-stage breast cancer than mastectomy. When a mastectomy is necessary, patients can choose between breast reconstruction or an ...

Eventually, every doctor becomes a patient. For many physicians, experiencing serious illness and treatment is humbling, eye-opening, and, in the end, transformative. Dr. Patient is a Medscape series ...

IRISH star Jennifer Wrynne has celebrated after her last radiotherapy session. The Leitrim native was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2025 at the age of 36, after discovering a lump in her breast ...

Mastectomy, a surgery that removes breast tissue, can prevent or treat breast cancer. More than 100,000 women have some type of mastectomy each year in the U.S. If you receive a breast cancer ...