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BETTY FORD PLAN SURGERY ON TEST HER FOR BREAST CANCER 1974 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

2012-05-16
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Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Breast Cancer By Fitoussi, A./ Berry,

2011-12-27
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1972 Shirley Temple Actress Stanford U Med Cen Breast Cancer Surgery Wire Photo

2011-12-13
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2012-04-14
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Surgery in Breast Cancer and Melanoma NEW

2012-01-15
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2012-04-14
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2012-02-17
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Breast surgery in cancer error - New Zealand Herald

2012-05-19

3News NZ

Breast surgery in cancer error
New Zealand Herald
The woman's test results were switched with another patient who has since been given the heartbreaking news that she has breast cancer. The Herald on Sunday understands the women, both from the Otago region, had biopsies after mammograms revealed ...
Breast removed in cancer error3News NZ

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Seed Localization: Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Surgery - 33 KDAF-TV

2012-05-17

Seed Localization: Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Surgery
33 KDAF-TV
Dr. Roshni Rao is an assistant professor of surgical oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Just a couple of years ago to find small cancers in the breast surgeons used a guide-wire to lead them to the area--now--the day before ...


FDA rule clears medical devices without human testing - OCRegister

2012-05-20

FDA rule clears medical devices without human testing
OCRegister
By TONY SAAVEDRA and COURTNEY PERKES / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Laurie Kelly blinked awake from surgery at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, grateful for the cutting-edge technology that gave her the chance to beat breast cancer in a single day.

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Researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery - Medical Xpress

2012-05-17

Researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery
Medical Xpress
If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers at the ...

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Fox Chase researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery - Science Codex

2012-05-17

Fox Chase researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery
Science Codex
CHICAGO, IL (May 16, 2012)––If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase ...

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Vaccine may cut breast cancer recurrence risk in half - KPLC-TV

2012-05-19

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Vaccine may cut breast cancer recurrence risk in half
KPLC-TV
The clinical trial involving about 200 breast cancer patients shows a vaccine may cut breast cancer recurrence risk in half. (Source: KPRC/NBC) HOUSTON (KPRC/NBC) - A new breast cancer vaccine has been shown to cut the risk of recurrence by nearly half ...
New breast cancer vaccine could halt recurrenceabc7.com
Vaccine looks promising in fight against breast cancerSan Antonio Express
Hybrid vaccine demonstrates potential to prevent breast cancer recurrenceThe Cypress Times
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Test Result Mix Up Results In Wrong Woman Having Breast Removed - Surgery.about.com

2012-05-19

Test Result Mix Up Results In Wrong Woman Having Breast Removed
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By Jennifer Heisler, RN, About.com GuideMay 19, 2012 A major error in handling breast biopsy samples (done to diagnose breast cancer) has devastated two women. One woman was told she had breast cancer and had a mastectomy to remove her breast, ...
Inquiry ordered after wrong woman loses breastTVNZ

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St George's Hospital breast cancer service team win award - Your Local Guardian

2012-05-20

St George's Hospital breast cancer service team win award
Your Local Guardian
The breast cancer service team at St George's Hospital have won an NHS Improvement award. The team were given the national award for reducting the amount of time patients spent in hosptial following surgery. In January 2011, the team introduced a new ...

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In aftermath of Komen funding flap, fewer sign up for race - Detroit Free Press

2012-05-20

Syracuse.com

In aftermath of Komen funding flap, fewer sign up for race
Detroit Free Press
"This year, I am going to be walking in the race but also handing out stickers saying, 'I stand with Planned Parenthood,' " said Irene Swerdlow-Freed, 56, of West Bloomfield, a breast cancer survivor who has walked most years since 2006.
Komen Columbus Race for the Cure | Strength in numbersColumbus Dispatch
3000 race for, walk for cureHelena Independent Record
Start holiday weekend with annual raceHometownlife.com
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'How doctors grew me new breasts': Suzanne Somers on the experimental surgery ... - Daily Mail

2012-05-17

Daily Mail

'How doctors grew me new breasts': Suzanne Somers on the experimental surgery ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Suzanne Somers has opened up about the experimental procedure that helped restore her figure after breast cancer surgery. The 65-year-old actress, who found fame as the bombshell-next door in Three's Company, struggled with her ...
Suzanne Somers wants everyone to see her new boobSheKnows.com

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Breast surgery in cancer error

2012-05-19
Health bosses have ordered an urgent investigation into how a woman was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had her breast removed.The woman's test results were switched with another patient who has since been given the heartbreaking...

Study: No racial and ethnic disparities in preoperative breast cancer imaging

2012-05-18
If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Monday, June 4.

Fox Chase researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery

2012-05-17
( Fox Chase Cancer Center ) If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Monday, June 4.

Otago women hit by breast surgery botch-up

2012-05-19
Health bosses have ordered an urgent investigation into how an Otago woman was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had her breast removed. read more

St George's Hospital breast cancer service team win award

2012-05-20
The breast cancer service team at St George's Hospital have won an NHS Improvement award.

Seed Localization: Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Surgery

2012-05-17
Radioactive Seed guides surgeons to small tumors for accurate removal Lorraine Cerrato on vacation shortly before the scare of her life.

Vaccine Keeps Breast Cancer at Bay

2012-05-16
A vaccine may be able to keep an aggressive type of breast cancer from returning in women who have a history of the disease, according to early results of a new study.

Government website deletes breast cancer survivor's blog because she uses the word 'nipple'

2012-05-18
A woman's blog which used the word 'nipple' when describing her reconstructive surgery after breast cancer has been restored to a U.S. Government website after it had been mysteriously removed.

FDA rule clears medical devices without human testing

2012-05-20
Laurie Kelly blinked awake from surgery at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, grateful for the cutting-edge technology that gave her the chance to beat breast cancer in a single day. That June 2010 morning, Hoag doctors removed a tumor from her left...

Vaccine decreases breast cancer recurrence in study

2012-05-17
Vaccine decreases breast cancer recurrence in study Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:54 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Houston researchers on Wednesday reported positive results with an experimental breast cancer vaccine, a promising development in an emerging field in ...