Almost every week, a young woman with breast cancer will tell Jennifer Tseng, MD, FACS, she wants a mastectomy because of her ...

Investigators sought to determine if an extensive weight training regimen could help patients recover from breast cancer surgery faster.

Thurston paid out-of-pocket for hyperbaric oxygen therapy to aid recovery and thanked her husband and medical team for their ...

Losing your breasts comes with a lot of baggage. After Angelina Jolie announced her preventative double mastectomy in 2013, women increasingly sought breast cancer screenings, gene testing and ...

Higher tumor grade, more residual tumor after neoadjuvant therapy were only significant fa ...

Women under age 45 are more likely to get mastectomies than older women, who tend to receive breast-sparing procedures. A new ...

While mastectomy is often a necessary and life-saving treatment option for many women with breast cancer, the surgery may contribute to worse sexual health, body image, and several other physical and ...

Katie Thurston underwent a double mastectomy as part of her treatment for stage 4 breast cancer. The 'Bachelorette' alum, 35, ...

A groundbreaking study published in JAMA Oncology in 2024 has upended traditional thinking surrounding breast cancer surgery. This expansive study, which tracked over 661,000 women over the course of ...

Question: 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 should ...

When the cancer hasn't spread, surgery combined with treatments like radiation and chemotherapy offers the chance for a cure. But breast cancer surgery comes with issues that you might not anticipate, ...