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2. I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 22. Then a ... - AOL

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   Days after the mastectomy, I got the biopsy results: One contained microscopic cancer cells. After fighting so hard, losing all my hair and both my breasts, the disease had continued to spread. I ...

3. Lumpectomy - Wikipedia

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   Lumpectomy (sometimes known as a tylectomy, partial mastectomy, breast segmental resection or breast wide local excision) is a surgical removal of a discrete portion or "lump" of breast tissue, usually in the treatment of a malignant tumor or breast cancer. [1]

4. What it's like to have a single mastectomy - AOL

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   And while she could have opted to have a double mastectomy — which includes removing the healthy breast as well as hopefully preventing any future (if rare) cancer occurrence in that breast ...

5. Flat closure after mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetic flat closure is the surgical work required to produce a smooth flat chest wall contour after the removal of one or both breasts, including obliteration of the inframammary fold and excision of excess lateral tissue (to avoid "dog ears.") [17] [18] It is defined by the National Cancer Institute as the following: "A type of surgery that ...

6. I Aged 20 Years In Just 2 Weeks After Being Treated For A ...

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   Two months later, I underwent a unilateral mastectomy and post-op began a 10-year adjuvant treatment: a daily medication, Letrozole, to wipe out all the estrogen in my body, and quarterly Lupron ...

7. Nipple prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   Nipple/Areola prostheses (prostheses is the plural of prosthesis) are made of silicone by breast prosthesis manufacturers and anaplastologists for breast cancer survivors who were treated for breast cancer with a mastectomy. Prostheses can be worn weeks after a mastectomy, breast reconstruction, or even nipple reconstruction. As an inexpensive ...