This includes a mastectomy or a double mastectomy, as well as reconstruction and prosthesis surgery. Original Medicare Part A covers inpatient breast cancer surgery, while Part B covers outpatient ...

The finding that a double mastectomy is not protective against death for many breast cancers seems counterintuitive, Dr. Narod admitted. An accompanying editorial, by Dr. Seema Ahsan Khan, a ...

Having a double mastectomy may not offer any real benefit in terms of survival, a new study of more than 600,000 patients showed. UPI News Story by Ernie Mundell, HealthDay News ...

A double mastectomy may be recommended as part of the treatment plan for individuals with breast cancer. With this surgery, the chance of cancer spreading or recurring is decreased since the ...

Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis gave new insight into why she decided not to have the recommended double mastectomy for her Stage 3 breast cancer, which has now become Stage 4.

Oliv ia Munn is done feeling "insecure" about her scars after undergoing a double mastectomy.. The "Newsroom" star, 44, modeled Skims bras in a new campaign launched on Wednesday by Kim Kardashian ...

A double mastectomy might not increase the survival rate of breast cancer. Next to skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer to develop in women in the United States.

Emma Backstein elected to get a double mastectomy after learning she carries the BRCA1 gene mutation; After her surgery, Emma's mom traveled from another state to care for her daughter; ...

The double mastectomy, undertaken by some breast cancer patients as a precautionary measure, provides no advantage to sufferers when it comes to survival, a new study has revealed. The findings ...

The Trans Double-Mastectomy Lawsuit. Clementine Breen’s story of regretful surgery at age 14 is noteworthy as the Supreme Court weighs U.S. v. Skrmetti. By . The Editorial Board. Share.

Over the 20 years of the study, deaths from breast cancer were similar across all groups: 3,077 (8.5%) of women in the lumpectomy group, 3,269 (9%) in the unilateral mastectomy group, and 3,062 (8 ...