This preventive treatment can lower breast cancer risk by at least 90 percent, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), and research shows more and more women are turning to this method of ...

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 ...

Sensations in the chest after a mastectomy matter because they affect safety and quality of life, an expert said. Many don’t know that chest numbness after mastectomy is an unintentional, yet real, ...

As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, here are 5 things to note about the prospect of preventive mastectomies for individuals with a high-risk of developing breast cancer. A ...

Breast cancer surgeons have tended not to push patients towards bilateral mastectomy, since data have long shown that the complete removal of both breasts doesn’t improve survival. New data from a ...

Treating unilateral breast cancer with a bilateral mastectomy substantially reduced the risk of contralateral breast cancer compared with unilateral mastectomy or lumpectomy, yet not breast cancer ...

ABC News' Rachel Katz shares her journey to undergoing a double mastectomy. Tick, tick, tick. That's the sound I heard in my head for years, every time I looked at myself braless in the mirror or ...

which usually includes some surgical site discomfort and swelling. You may also experience the following complications after a mastectomy, notes the ACS: Chest or upper arm numbness Limited movement ...

When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, many patients instinctively pursue the most aggressive treatment path available, believing it offers the best chance for survival. This often leads women to ...