In this patient population, the bilateral mastectomy rate rose from 4.1% in 2004 to 8.7% in 2022. Rates of bilateral mastectomy are increasing in low-risk, hormone receptor (HR)-positive ductal ...

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 ...

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Tuesday published a position statement recommending that surgeons delay “gender-related breast/chest, genital, and facial surgery” until a patient is ...

NEWTON, Mass., Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumicell, Inc., a leader in developing innovative fluorescence-guided imaging technologies for cancer detection, today announced a new collaboration with ...

Waiting and seeing is not often the strategy employed when it comes to treating breast cancer, but a new clinical trial by the University of California, San Francisco, researchers are doing just that.

Doctors may be able to spare patients unnecessarily aggressive breast cancer treatments by collecting and testing cancer cells in patients' blood, research from the University of Michigan and the ...

A polygenic risk score (PRS) may help identify women who are at a greater risk of developing a future breast cancer after treatment for in situ breast disease, a retrospective study suggests. The ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I understand surgery is often included as part of the treatment plan for breast cancer. If I'm a candidate for lumpectomy but am also considering a mastectomy, what are some things I ...

Proudly sporting her pink breast cancer awareness ribbon, Jody Simmons was filled with gratitude. The retired but now substitute teacher remembered how she felt in July 2023, when she heard the words ...