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Personal Experience with Breast Cancer Sparks Doctor's Fashion Innovation for Breast Cancer Survivors West Chester, PA (PRWEB) May 05, 2011 Red Thread"”a specialty clothing line designed for breast cancer survivors sold exclusively online at http://www.redthreadbydrdeb.com"”officially launched this week in honor of Mother's Day. After anesthesiologist Dr. Debra Kimless-Garber, M.D. underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, she found herself on an unexpected path...
Annual mammograms provide same outcomes at lower health care costsAn annual mammogram is sufficient follow-up after breast conserving therapy (BCT) for breast cancer patients, according to a study presented today, at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. This symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).In this study, researchers wanted to determine the clinical relevance and utility...
LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Breast cancer is one of the most devastating and widespread forms of cancer in the modern world, with hundreds of thousands of women falling victim to it every year. While many women are able to win their battle with breast cancer, it often comes at the price of a mastectomy, in which the breast and the cancerous tissue within it are removed. For women who have lost their breast(s) due to cancer, breast reconstruction surgery is the most thorough...
SAN DIEGO, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "Cell enriched fat transfer" sounds like either a science fiction comic or a medical school test question, but it is neither. It is a new technique that allows plastic surgeons to take fatty (adipose) tissue from a patient's own body, purify it, and place it -- safely and permanently -- in a different location of their choice. Research over the past decade has shown that adipose tissue contains large amounts of stem and regenerative cells, the...
NEW ORLEANS, March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading breast reconstruction surgeons Frank J. DellaCroce, M.D., FACS, Scott K. Sullivan, M.D., FACS, and Chris Trahan, M.D., have recently published their groundbreaking work and pioneering description of a new technique that allows for women historically considered too thin for breast reconstruction with their own tissue to undergo their procedure with high success rates. The manuscript, "Stacked Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pampered Passions Fine Lingerie, one of the web's leading retailers of lingerie, wedding lingerie, mastectomy bras and more, is host to the 7th annual In the Pink Fashion Show. In the Pink features breast cancer survivors and supporters as "models" who will bravely flaunt the latest in fine lingerie fashions to raise awareness and funds for Colorado's breast cancer community. The Denver Calendar firefighters will be on hand to escort the...
Combining Radiation and Tamoxifen Therapy to Lumpectomy for DCIS Reduces Risk of Cancer Recurrence PITTSBURGH, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adding radiation and/or tamoxifen therapy to the treatment plan of women who undergo a lumpectomy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), the most common form of non-invasive breast cancer, reduces the risk of a dangerous cancer recurrence, according to a study published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute by physicians at...
Women with ductal carcinoma in situ"”DCIS"”who later develop invasive breast cancer in the same breast are at higher risk of dying from breast cancer than those who do not develop invasive disease, according to a study published online March 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Retrospective studies of women with DCIS have compared breast conserving surgery (lumpectomy) to mastectomy and found that survival rates are similar. However, women who have lumpectomy alone, without...
A study by Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation verifies the fact that good looks have great importance to get great jobs and make more money. CosmetiCare in Newport Beach, Orange County, helps men and women get youthful appearances and competitive edges in the workplace with cosmetic procedures such as breast lift, breast reduction, facial rejuvenation, body contouring and many more. Orange County, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 04, 2011 According to the 2011/2012 economic forecast...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer Shop USA, the first and only patient-requested, doctor-approved on-line store to offer products to help patients with the side effects of chemo and radiation, has now gone "live." The physician-approved on-line store was first conceived by Dr. Melanie Bone while going through treatments of her own after being diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer. "I was barely 40 years old with 4 children under the age of 6 when I underwent a...
