http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/breast-augmentation-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:41:12 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/cancer-relapse-may-be-reduced-by-bed-of-nails-breast-implant-99379-1.htm Implant materials that show promise in preventing breast cancer cells from dwelling and thriving have been developed by scientists. Brown University biomedical scientists created an implant with a "bed-of-nails" surface at the nanoscale (dimensions one-billionth of a meter, or 1/50,000th the width of a human hair). Made out of a common federally approved polymer, the implant is the first of its kind, based on a review of the literature, with modifications at the nanoscale that cause a ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cancer-relapse-may-be-reduced-by-bed-of-nails-breast-implant-99379-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/need-for-mastectomy-could-be-preempted-by-preoperative-estrogen-blocking-therapy-99368-1.htm Postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer will be able to have breast-conserving surgery rather than a mastectomy if they are given preoperative treatment with aromatase inhibitors, says a new study. The results of this national clinical trial were presented today at the Society of Surgical Oncology annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. "We found that half of the postmenopausal women in the study who initially faced having a mastectomy were able to have breast-conserving ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/need-for-mastectomy-could-be-preempted-by-preoperative-estrogen-blocking-therapy-99368-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/breast-implant-imports-temporarily-suspended-by-brazil-99168-1.htm The import of breast implants has been temporarily suspended by Brazil pending quality control tests in the wake of last December's health scare over defective French-made implants. A spokeswoman for the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) said a resolution had been approved to insist that the implants be allowed into the country only after quality certification. ANVISA set minimum requirements for the implants, which means they will have to go through laboratory testing to verify ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/breast-implant-imports-temporarily-suspended-by-brazil-99168-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/breast-implant-firms-boss-jailed-fails-to-pay-bail-98493-1.htm Sources confirmed founder of the French breast implant company that sparked a global health scare was jailed on Tuesday after failing to pay his bail. Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was jailed at Marseille's Baumette prison, the source said requesting anonymity. In January he was charged with causing "involuntary injuries" but released on a 100,000-euro (131,000-dollar) bail. Mas is the founder of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which shut down in 2010 after it was revealed to have been using substandard, industrial-grade silicone gel....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/breast-implant-firms-boss-jailed-fails-to-pay-bail-98493-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/eu-presses-for-sterner-breast-implant-controls-97336-1.htm On Thursday governments were urged by The European Union's executive arm to tighten controls of medical devices following the defective French-made breast implants starting a global health scare. The European Commission called for immediate action within existing laws to restore patient confidence, including by conducting surprise inspections, testing products and ecouraging doctors to report broken devices. Governments could also set up registers to trace implants, a measure that does not exist in every EU country....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/eu-presses-for-sterner-breast-implant-controls-97336-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/france-calls-for-europe-wide-controls-after-breast-implant-scare-96941-1.htm Following a defective breast implant case that triggered a global health scare, France called for Europe-wide controls and vowed on Wednesday to strengthen the regulation and monitoring of prosthetics. More than 400,000 women around the world are thought to have received implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which shut in 2010 after it was found to have used substandard, industrial-grade silicone gel. French Health Minister Xavier Bertrand said inspections of manufacturers of medical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/france-calls-for-europe-wide-controls-after-breast-implant-scare-96941-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/variability-in-rate-of-additional-surgery-following-partial-mastectomy-96932-1.htm A recent study has shown that close to one out of four women who undergo a partial mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer need to undergo another surgery to remove additional tissue. The current environment of health care reform in the United States calls for increasing physician and hospital accountability and transparency of health care outcomes. "Breast-conserving therapy, or partial mastectomy, is one of the most commonly performed cancer operations in the United States," according to background information in the article....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/variability-in-rate-of-additional-surgery-following-partial-mastectomy-96932-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/womans-life-saved-by-breast-implant-96749-1.htm A startling revelation of how her breast implants saved her from being killed by a jealous lover has been made by an American woman. The 41-year-old woman was stabbed repeatedly in the chest by a jealous love rival - but, luckily for her, instead of going into her heart the knife pierced her newly enlarged breast. Doctors informed the woman, who does not wish to be identified, that the saline inside the implant saved her life. "That was the best investment I ever made," the Daily Mail quoted her as telling a Florida TV station....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/womans-life-saved-by-breast-implant-96749-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/jodie-marsh-warns-women-against-breast-enlargement-surgery-96707-1.htm Jodie Marsh has warned against the travails of breast enlargement surgery, recounting her bad experience with it in the past. The 33-year-old glamour model turned bodybuilder was once happy with her 32DD chest but chose to get an adjustment made after she realised her body was changing. "I initially had a boob job because they were getting saggier as I got older," the Daily Mail quoted her as telling Heat Magazine. "I'd lie on my back and they'd disappear. To me, they looked hideous....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/jodie-marsh-warns-women-against-breast-enlargement-surgery-96707-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Implant-Scandal-German-Firm-Denies-Wrongdoing-96184-1.htm The health scandal surrounding French-made breast implants grew murkier even as German chemicals distributor Brenntag denied any wrongdoing. Brenntag rejected as "unfounded" allegations it breached its monitoring obligations with regard to the French maker of breast implants, Poly Implant Prothese or PIP. PIP was shut down and its products were banned in April 2010 after it was revealed to have been using non-authorised, sub-standard silicone gel that caused abnormally high implant rupture rates....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Implant-Scandal-German-Firm-Denies-Wrongdoing-96184-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Augmentation-and-ILust-in-Apples-Apps-for-12-Year-Olds-96176-1.htm Apps encouraging breast augmentation and instruct users on how to ogle at the opposite sex without getting caught are among the several applications that have a maturity rating of 12+ and can be downloaded free from Apple's official store. iAugment, a breast-implant simulator, allows users to take photos of their chest, enhance their bust to different cup sizes, find a recommended surgeon and publish the photos on Facebook to get others' opinions. Women's advocate Melinda Tankard Reist has ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Augmentation-and-ILust-in-Apples-Apps-for-12-Year-Olds-96176-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-Risk-of-Breast-Implant-Ruptures-95565-1.htm Rupture rates on allegedly faulty French-made breast implants are seven times higher than previously thought, reveals data. The new data from Transform, reported in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper, has prompted Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to order an urgent review into the data used to assess the risks to 42,000 British women given the implants. The firm's figures suggest one in 14 implants made by French manufacturer Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) had ruptured since 2006 -- about seven percent....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-Risk-of-Breast-Implant-Ruptures-95565-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/UK-To-Review-Breast-Implant-Risk-Data-95538-1.htm Britain is to review data on breast cancer risks resulting from implants. While stressing there was still no evidence to justify fears of a cancer link, Health Minister Andrew Lansley said he had asked an expert group to review British and foreign data about the implants, which are used by about 42,000 British women. "I am concerned and I'm unhappy about the consistency and quality of data that has been provided by (implant) providers to the regulator," Lansley said. "I've asked Professor Sir Bruce ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/UK-To-Review-Breast-Implant-Risk-Data-95538-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Breast-Implant-Tycoon-Fights-Back-Against-Growing-International-Scandal-95427-1.htm The troubled breast implant manufacturer of PIP is fighting back against a host of law suits and growing international scandal over his allegedly substandard products as he stays holed up at his home in the south of France. Between 300,000 and 400,000 women in 65 countries from Europe to Latin America have implants made with sub-standard silicone gel by 72-year-old Jean-Claude Mas's now-bankrupt company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). France last week advised 30,000 women to have their PIP ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Breast-Implant-Tycoon-Fights-Back-Against-Growing-International-Scandal-95427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Breast-Implant-Maker-Was-Warned-By-USFDA-11-Years-Ago-of-Serious-Violations-95381-1.htm A French maker of breast implants, now feared to be at risk of rupture, was warned as early as in 2000 by the US Food and Drug Administration of 'serious' quality control violations involving saline implants. Following a May 2000 inspection of a factory in France operated by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), the FDA sent a firm warning letter dated June 22, 2000, warning saline implants made at that facility were "adulterated." The letter, seen by AFP, outlines a list of quality assurance problems ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Breast-Implant-Maker-Was-Warned-By-USFDA-11-Years-Ago-of-Serious-Violations-95381-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Reports-Say-French-Breast-Implant-Maker-Faced-US-Lawsuits-95347-1.htm Documents filed with the US government show that breast implants made by troubled French firm PIP have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits in the United States. Tens of thousands of women worldwide have been fitted with the implants worldwide, which were made from industrial rather than medical grade silicone. France's health ministry recommended last week that the 30,000 women in the country with the implants have them taken out, saying that while there is no proven cancer risk, they could rupture dangerously....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Reports-Say-French-Breast-Implant-Maker-Faced-US-Lawsuits-95347-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Implant-Panic-in-France-95086-1.htm Medical authorities in France are set to order 30,000 women to remove defective breast implants, amid fears of health risks. Quoting senior medical officials, the daily said that before the end of the week authorities will ask all women who received implants supplied by the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) company to have them removed. PIP was shut down and its product banned last year after it was revealed to have been using non-authorised silicone gel that caused abnormally high rupture rates of its implants....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Implant-Panic-in-France-95086-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Womans-Breast-Implant-Displaces-During-Exercise-94848-1.htm A 59-year old breast cancer survivor lost her breast implant internally during strenuous Pilates exercise. The implant shifted when she engaged in a deep exhale while keeping her mouth closed and nose pinched shut called the Valsalva maneuve.An ultrasound revealed that the implant was lodged between the lower part of the woman's right lung and ribcage.Fortunately the woman did not experience any pain by the time she was taken to the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, US. She had recently undergone ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Womans-Breast-Implant-Displaces-During-Exercise-94848-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Only-a-Third-of-Women-Undergo-Breast-Reconstruction-After-Mastectomy-94563-1.htm A report indicates that despite the benefits, only a handful of women are opting for reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer, regardless of age. Research has shown that immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy improves psychological well-being and quality of life and provides women with improved body image and self-esteem compared with delaying the procedure. However, data from this study, presented by Dawn Hershman, M.D., associate professor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Only-a-Third-of-Women-Undergo-Breast-Reconstruction-After-Mastectomy-94563-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Reconstruction-Rate-in-Canada-93078-1.htm In Canada, only few patients undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy, despite its safety as a procedure and the positive psychological benefits, shows a review article in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i). The article reviews rates of breast reconstruction and factors that influence the practice of immediate reconstruction in patients with early stage breast cancer. However, information is lacking on the current rate and factors that influence this procedure in Canada....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Reconstruction-Rate-in-Canada-93078-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexual-Well-Being-in-Women-Improved-by-Post-Mastectomy-Breast-Reconstruction-92672-1.htm Women who undergo breast reconstruction after a mastectomy experience significant gains in psychological, social, and sexual well-being, a new study has found. These improvements are noticed just three weeks after the surgery. The study's results provide new information to breast cancer survivors who are contemplating these types of breast reconstruction procedures. The goal of breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is to restore the appearance of the breast and to improve women's psychological health after cancer treatment....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexual-Well-Being-in-Women-Improved-by-Post-Mastectomy-Breast-Reconstruction-92672-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wanda-Sykes-Has-Double-Mastectomy-for-Breast-Cancer-91128-1.htm Hollywood actress and comedienne Wanda Sykes revealed that she underwent double mastectomy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer when she had a breast reduction surgery back in February. Speaking on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", Sykes revealed that she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in her left breast after the breast reduction surgery had been completed. She added that though she had a choice of going back to check the progress of the cancer for every three months, she ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wanda-Sykes-Has-Double-Mastectomy-for-Breast-Cancer-91128-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mastectomy-Rates-for-Breast-Cancer-Patients-Reduced-by-Estrogen-Lowering-Drugs-84805-1.htm Researchers have shown that estrogen-lowering drugs can shrink tumors and reduce mastectomy rates for patients with stage 2 or 3 breast cancer, in the first large trial of its kind in the United States. Patients with these larger breast tumors have two options, says Matthew J. Ellis, MD, PhD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and principal investigator of the trial conducted by the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group. "One option is to undergo mastectomy. The second ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mastectomy-Rates-for-Breast-Cancer-Patients-Reduced-by-Estrogen-Lowering-Drugs-84805-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Augmentation-Leads-Growing-Number-of-Cosmetic-Surgeries-in-US-80675-1.htm Improving economy in the United States has seen a surge in cosmetic surgeries according to the latest figures released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The latest figures show a 5 percent hike in the number of plastic surgeries last year with over 13 million surgical cosmetic surgeries conducted across the country. Breast augmentation was one of the most popular surgeries with nearly 300,000 cases performed in 2010. The hike in the expensive cosmetic surgeries have been picked ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Augmentation-Leads-Growing-Number-of-Cosmetic-Surgeries-in-US-80675-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/6th-Breast-Enlargement-Surgery-Claims-Carolin-Bergers-Life-79832-1.htm German porn star, Carolin Berger, died following complications after her 6th breast enlargement surgery. She had been in coma for 9 days after the operation. The 23 year old German Big Brother contestant of last year had undergone the breast enhancement surgery to boost her bust from a 34F to 34G. The clinic in Germany where she had the enhancement is now being investigated. Her family was informed that during the operation Cora had been without oxygen for 15 minutes. The clinic where she underwent the surgery is now being investigated....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/6th-Breast-Enlargement-Surgery-Claims-Carolin-Bergers-Life-79832-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Personality-Traits-Impact-Quality-of-Life-After-Breast-Reconstruction-79021-1.htm Scientists have discovered that certain personality traits are linked to higher quality-of-life scores in breast cancer patients, who undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Dr. Silvio Bellino and colleagues of University of Turin, Italy, gave a battery of psychological tests to 57 women with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. The goal was to look at how various personality dimensions and patterns of interpersonal functioning affected quality of life after surgery....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Personality-Traits-Impact-Quality-of-Life-After-Breast-Reconstruction-79021-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/British-Health-Authorities-Agree-To-Pay-For-Breast-Augmentation-Of-Transsexual-78831-1.htm The National Health Service, South East Essex, has agreed to pick up the tab for the breast augmentation surgery of a transsexual, costing around 8,000. Miranda Lee, 40, had been granted 10,000 of Legal Aid to challenge health bosses after they refused her request for surgery and won the case. Miss Lee from Southend, Essex, lived as a woman for two years before undergoing surgery in July last year at Charing Cross Hospital in London. N.H.S. Trust, South Essex Primary Care, paid for her genital ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/British-Health-Authorities-Agree-To-Pay-For-Breast-Augmentation-Of-Transsexual-78831-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mastectomy-Outcome-Reporting-Needs-to-Improve-77661-1.htm Outcome reporting in breast reconstruction needs to improve in its standards, according to a review published online December 3rd in The iJournal of the National Cancer Institute. /i Every year in the United States up to 40% of women with breast cancer undergo a mastectomy. They say the most valuable factor in their decision-making is information from health professionals. However, that information is largely dependent on the quality, reporting, and interpretation of research data on surgical procedures....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mastectomy-Outcome-Reporting-Needs-to-Improve-77661-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Reduce-Mastectomy-Risk-With-Annual-Breast-Cancer-Screening-From-40th-Birthday-77519-1.htm Having a yearly mammogram greatly reduces the risk of mastectomy following breast cancer in women between the ages of 40 and 50, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). "The results of this study support the importance of regular screening in the 40 to 50 age group," said lead author Nicholas M. Perry, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.R., director of The London Breast Institute at The Princess Grace Hospital in London. "Women ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Reduce-Mastectomy-Risk-With-Annual-Breast-Cancer-Screening-From-40th-Birthday-77519-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Medicare-Should-Fund-Breast-Enlargement-Surgery-in-Australia-77052-1.htm When hundreds of women make use of taxpayer funds for breast enlargement surgery, there should be many more who can benefit too, on medical grounds, suggest surgeons in Australia. According to the doctors, expanding taxpayer-funded operations to flat-chested women will boost self-esteem. Medicare claims for breast augmentation have grown by more than 50 per cent during the past five years. Women who had lost their breasts due to diseases such as cancer also fell into the category, but ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Medicare-Should-Fund-Breast-Enlargement-Surgery-in-Australia-77052-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Fat-Stem-Cells-for-Breast-Reconstruction-Safe-When-Cancer-is-Dormant-74233-1.htm Fat-derived stem cells can be safely used to aid reconstruction of breast tissue after mastectomy as long as there is no evidence of active cancer, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have suggested. Plastic surgeons have long moved fat from one part of the body into the breasts for reconstruction, but with some complications and a varying success rate, explained senior author Vera S. Donnenberg, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery, Pitt School of Medicine. More ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Says-Fat-Stem-Cells-for-Breast-Reconstruction-Safe-When-Cancer-is-Dormant-74233-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Surgeons-Impact-Whether-a-Woman-Gets-Breast-Reconstruction-73557-1.htm When breast cancer surgeons regularly confer with plastic surgeons prior to surgery, their patients are more likely to have reconstruction, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Where a woman goes for breast cancer treatment can vary widely - ranging from small private practices to large hospital settings. That choice can impact the type of care a woman receives when it comes to reconstruction. "Breast reconstruction ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Surgeons-Impact-Whether-a-Woman-Gets-Breast-Reconstruction-73557-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Cancer-Survival-Rates-Increased-by-Radiation-Therapy-After-Mastectomy-69698-1.htm A new study has found that postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) improves breast cancer survival rates. PMRT for some breast cancer patients can lower recurrence risk by nearly 30 percent and increase their five-year overall survival by almost 50 percent, according to the research. Researchers retroactively studied 544 patients with T1-2 N1 invasive breast cancer who were treated with modified radical mastectomy between April 1991 and December 2005. Of the patients, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Cancer-Survival-Rates-Increased-by-Radiation-Therapy-After-Mastectomy-69698-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Enlargement-Cost-Paid-With-Stolen-Credit-Card-69378-1.htm A Florida woman who allegedly stole another woman's identity and used it to pay for enlargement of her breasts has been charged with credit card fraud. According to Florida's Sun-Sentinal, police say that Shatarka Nuby, 29, stole the identity of a woman who had written her personal information on a college application, reports the New York Daily News. The application was dropped in a Tamarac, Fl. mailbox but never arrived at the school. Court papers allege ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Enlargement-Cost-Paid-With-Stolen-Credit-Card-69378-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Transsexual-Uses-Human-Rights-to-Ask-for-Breast-Enlargement-on-NHS-68863-1.htm A transsexual is claiming that the refusal of the NHS to pay for a breast enlargement procedure contravenes her human rights. The woman, who is named as only "C" for legal reasons is upset with West Berkshire Primary Care Trust's refusal to pay for the surgery and is all set to legally challenge that decision. Stephanie Harrison, representing C, said in court that her client was receiving hormone therapy since 1996 after being diagnosed as a transsexual, but was yet to undergo a sex change surgery....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Transsexual-Uses-Human-Rights-to-Ask-for-Breast-Enlargement-on-NHS-68863-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Love-Handles-can-be-Used-for-Breast-Reconstruction-in-Slim-Women-67762-1.htm Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers claim that a technique which uses tissue from those below-the-waist "love handles" improves cosmetic breast reconstruction in slim, athletic cancer patients without adequate fat sources elsewhere. The method also turns out to be less complicated than other options for surgeons as well, the research shows. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine describe ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Love-Handles-can-be-Used-for-Breast-Reconstruction-in-Slim-Women-67762-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Court-Orders-Closure-of-Breast-Implant-Company-After-Fraud-Leakage-67099-1.htm A French court Tuesday ordered the closure of a company making breast implants after health investigators ordered a recall of its products for using non-authorised silicone gel. "The company's 100 employees have been made redundant and the plant must close," insolvency administrator Xavier Huertas told AFP after the Toulon court ruling. The Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) company is alleged to have made the implants fraudulently using unsanctioned silicone gel. The agency that oversees health ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/French-Court-Orders-Closure-of-Breast-Implant-Company-After-Fraud-Leakage-67099-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/False-Perception-Make-Breast-Cancer-Patients-to-Opt-for-Double-Mastectomy-66927-1.htm Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer believe the risk of the disease occurring in their unaffected breast is as much as ten times higher than it actually is. As a result, they are choosing to have prophylactic mastectomies based on a false perception of increased risk, according to new research. However, Mr Ajay Sahu MD, a consultant breast surgeon at the Frenchay Hospital (Bristol, UK), will tell the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) today (Thursday) that if the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/False-Perception-Make-Breast-Cancer-Patients-to-Opt-for-Double-Mastectomy-66927-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Radiation-Ineffective-After-Mastectomy-for-Early-Stage-Breast-Cancer-Patients-66057-1.htm Radiation may not help most early-stage breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new American research has revealed. The study, conducted by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer, found low present-day risk of recurrence following modern surgery and systemic therapy. The research demonstrated that stage I and II patients, without spread to axillary lymph nodes or with 1-3 lymph nodes with metastasis who received surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy without radiation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Radiation-Ineffective-After-Mastectomy-for-Early-Stage-Breast-Cancer-Patients-66057-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Survival-in-Select-Breast-Cancer-Patients-Increases-With-Contralateral-Prophylactic-Mastectomy-65654-1.htm Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center say that contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), a preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in patients with disease in one breast, may only offer a survival benefit to breast cancer patients age 50 and younger, who have early-stage disease and are estrogen receptor (ER) negative. Published online today in the IJournal of the National Cancer Institute/I, it's the first population-based study to find an ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Survival-in-Select-Breast-Cancer-Patients-Increases-With-Contralateral-Prophylactic-Mastectomy-65654-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-on-to-Regrow-Breasts-After-Mastectomy-60781-1.htm Australian scientists said they were to trial a revolutionary treatment which would allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery. Doctors from Melbourne's Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery said they had developed an implantable device that uses a woman's own fat cells to grow back breasts following a mastectomy. "There is a dollop of fat that is put inside a device, a chamber, fed with the blood supply and then this dollop of fat will grow into the space and essentially ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-on-to-Regrow-Breasts-After-Mastectomy-60781-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Women-can-Consider-Breast-Reconstruction-After-Cancer-Surgery-Via-Two-New-Strategies-59570-1.htm More women may opt to have breast reconstruction after surgical treatment for cancer thanks to a computer-based decision-making aid. The tool has helped women play a larger role in decision-making, according to results from a new study reported at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Women who used the computer-based learning module were more involved in choosing reconstruction than those who did not, and they believed they were offered a greater number of options for breast reconstruction....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Women-can-Consider-Breast-Reconstruction-After-Cancer-Surgery-Via-Two-New-Strategies-59570-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mastectomy-is-Not-Being-Overused-for-Breast-Cancer-Treatment-59514-1.htm A study in the October 14 issue of IJAMA/I, a theme issue on surgical care says that a survey of nearly 2,000 women indicates that breast-conserving surgery was attempted as the initial therapy for about 75 percent of those surveyed. Monica Morrow, M.D., of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, presented the findings of the study at a IJAMA/I media briefing in Chicago. "Concerns about excessive use of mastectomy for patients with breast cancer have been raised for more than 2 decades....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mastectomy-is-Not-Being-Overused-for-Breast-Cancer-Treatment-59514-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/U-M-Study-Finds-Breast-Reconstruction-Varies-by-Race-59076-1.htm A study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that Latinas who spoke little English were less likely to undergo reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy for breast cancer. The study compared breast reconstruction among white women, African-American women, Latina women who were highly acculturated and Latina women who were less acculturated. Acculturation is a measure of how much a person is integrated into American society. For Latinas, a significant ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/U-M-Study-Finds-Breast-Reconstruction-Varies-by-Race-59076-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pink-Concert-Alerts-Woman-to-Her-Ballooning-Breast-Implant-56771-1.htm An Aussie woman, who woke up with one breast double the size of the other, said that had she not attended American singer Pink's concert, she would not have known there was a problem with her breast implant. Cattle station worker Kimberley Koy's breast had ballooned out overnight after a plane trip to Sydney to see Pink perform, and fearing that it might be breast cancer, she immediately visited her doctor. But at the clinic, Koy came to know that the breast problem had ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pink-Concert-Alerts-Woman-to-Her-Ballooning-Breast-Implant-56771-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Enlargement-Could-Be-Highly-Risky-Warn-Brit-Plastic-Surgeons-52648-1.htm The cosmetic fillers used for breast enlargements could prove to be risky for women, warn Brit plastic surgeons. According to the poll for the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), in the last one year, some surgeons have seen almost 10 to 12 women suffering complications following treatment with the injectable filler, Macrolane. Costing up to 3,000 pounds, the jab, which is manufactured by the firm Q-Med, contains a gel to help contour the body. Fillers are injectable substances ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Breast-Enlargement-Could-Be-Highly-Risky-Warn-Brit-Plastic-Surgeons-52648-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/BRCA-Mutation-or-Worry-Influences-Womens-Views-of-Preventive-Mastectomy-48453-1.htm Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is the best way to reduce their risk for the disease, compared to other women who are at high risk, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published in the most recent issue of ICancer/I, also finds that the emotional worry was a strong factor leading women - both BRCA mutation carriers and others at high risk for the disease - to opt for the surgery....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/BRCA-Mutation-or-Worry-Influences-Womens-Views-of-Preventive-Mastectomy-48453-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Jessica-Queller-Opted-for-Double-Mastectomy-Over-Cancer-42996-1.htm For Jessica Queller, it wasn't material for her hit TV show she wanted when she opted for breast cancer- preventive double mastectomy; it was the harsh reality of watching her mother suffer from the disease that drove her to this radical decision. The supervising producer and one of the head writers of the CW series "Gossip Girl" recently revealed that she had undergone a prophylactic surgery to prevent cancer. Queller, 38, is so fearful of developing the disease that she had her breasts removed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/How-Jessica-Queller-Opted-for-Double-Mastectomy-Over-Cancer-42996-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fat-Injection-to-Correct-Deformities-After-Breast-Reconstruction-Could-Be-Safe-42697-1.htm It could be safe to inject fat after breast reconstruction to correct deformities like implant wrinkling or dimpling, according to a study being presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference to be held in Chicago later this month. Using fat injections for cosmetic breast enhancement is still controversial and will be the subject of a panel discussion. "My reconstruction patients could not be happier with the improvement fat transfer gives to the appearance ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fat-Injection-to-Correct-Deformities-After-Breast-Reconstruction-Could-Be-Safe-42697-1.htm