October 10, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois) — Most prophylactic surgeries performed in the United States are self-pay and occur in the South and Midwest, researchers reported here at the American College of ...

Brian Chelcun is one of many with high cancer risk who choose organ removal. March 2, 2009— -- Few wouldn't balk at the idea of prophylactic surgery -- the removal a healthy organ or gland that ...

Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007;4(12):672-673. The current screening methods for EC, including routine gynecologic examinations, endometrial sampling and transvaginal ultrasonography are very good, and any ...

A retrospective study was performed to assess the histopathologic findings in high-risk women undergoing bilateral prophylactic (salpingo)-oophorectomy. The medical files of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation ...

Dr. William Farrar answers the question: 'What is a prophylactic mastectomy?' — -- Question: What is a prophylactic mastectomy and am I still at risk for breast cancer if I have this surgery?

Allogeneic peripheral-blood progenitor-cell transplantation for poor-risk patients with metastatic breast cancer. A Markov model was developed to determine the survival, quality of life, and ...

In a prophylactic surgery, if a woman is going to keep the nipple, depending on the size or shape of breast, you have to decide where the incision will be made – the underside of the nipple or under ...

Men are opting for preventive breast surgery when diagnosed with unilateral invasive disease, a study published in JAMA Surgery has found. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is a procedure ...

All patients who underwent major operative procedures, except those with suspected allergies to chemotherapeutic agents were considered eligible for the study. A numbered vial containing 15 ml. of a ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. The current screening methods for EC, including routine gynecologic examinations, endometrial sampling and transvaginal ultrasonography are ...