3-D Printing Technology after Breast Cancer
The question is, why didn’t we think of this before? Most of us own inkjet printers, yet few of us, except one, have every thought of doing anything else with a printer except print documents. Except Dr. Thomas Boland, who thought of something else. In the early 2000s, bioengineer Dr. …
Many Women Misjudge How They’ll Feel After Mastectomy
Source: Yale Cancer Center Women who have one or both breasts removed to treat cancer may have unrealistic expectations about how they’ll feel after that surgery and after breast reconstruction, if they choose that option, a U.S. study suggests. For the study, researchers surveyed 96 women with breast cancer before …
Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Kristina Coccoluto has the BRCA1 gene mutation, which means her personal risk for breast cancer is 87 percent. She chose to have a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, reducing her risk to below five percent. She was prepared; when she discussed her mastectomy with her breast surgeon, she already had a consultation …