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“I don't know if I understood the whole process from the beginning”: A photo-elicitation exploration of the experience of mastectomy and breast reconstruction decision making

PEC Innovation, 2023
Objectives: Policy and guidance assume that reconstruction following mastectomy will have physical and psychological benefits, however research has disputed whether this is always the case.
Janette Renshaw, Amy E. Burton
doaj  

Study on ABUS Applicability for Rural Women With Low Health Resources in China—Large‐Scale Population, Non‐Opportunistic Screening

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objectives Comparing the screening performance of different breast cancer screening methods and exploring the applicability of automated breast ultrasonography (ABUS) in rural areas with low health resources in China. Methods Women aged 35–64 underwent hand‐held ultrasonography (HHUS) and ABUS in Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, China ...
Meili Niu, Jie Zheng, Xiaoyang Feng, Huijiao Yan, Mengmeng Jia, Shuzhen Qi, Youlin Qiao, Fanghui Zhao, Xiangxian Feng, Zhifang Li   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection and noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUNDFew studies have validated ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for surgical site infection (SSI), and none have validated coding for noninfectious wound complications after mastectomy.OBJECTIVESTo determine the accuracy of International Classification of ...
Ball, Kelly E, Fraser, Victoria J, Nickel, Katelin B, Olsen, Margaret A, Wallace, Anna E   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Twenty-five-year follow-up of a randomized trial comparing radical mastectomy, total mastectomy, and total mastectomy followed by irradiation.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2002
BACKGROUND In women with breast cancer, the role of radical mastectomy, as compared with less extensive surgery, has been a matter of debate. We report 25-year findings of a randomized trial initiated in 1971 to determine whether less extensive surgery ...
B. Fisher, Jong-Hyeon Jeong, S. Anderson, J. Bryant, E. Fisher, N. Wolmark   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictive and Protective Factors for Partial Necrosis in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction. Does Nulliparity Bias Flap Viability? [PDF]

, 2015
Although success rate of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction has greatly improved, complications still occasionally occur.
Barbara, Cagli, Longo, Benedetto, Paolini, Guido, Pugliese, Pierfrancesco, SANTANELLI DI POMPEO, Fabio, Sorotos, Michail   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Prophylactic mastectomy for the prevention of breast cancer: Review of the literature

Avicenna Journal of Medicine, 2018
The high incidence and recurrence rate of breast cancer has influenced multiple strategies such as early detection with imaging, chemoprevention and surgical interventions that serve as preventive measures for women at high risk.
Rawan K. Alaofi, M. Nassif, Marwan R. Al-Hajeili   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association of clinicopathologic variables and patient preference with the choice of surgical treatment for early-stage breast cancer: A registry-based study

Breast
Introduction: Observational studies suggest that breast conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy (RT) offers superior survival compared to mastectomy. The aim was to compare patient and tumour characteristics in women with invasive breast cancer ≤30 mm ...
Emma Söderberg, Fredrik Wärnberg, Anna-Karin Wennstig, Greger Nilsson, Hans Garmo, Lars Holmberg, Carl Blomqvist, Malin Sund, Charlotta Wadsten   +8 more
doaj  

The selection of axillary lymph nodes in radical-mastectomy specimens [PDF]

, 1957
Benjamin H. Dunn, Bruce A. Elrod
openalex   +1 more source

Study of linear energy transfer effect on rib fracture in breast cancer patients receiving pencil‐beam‐scanning proton therapy

Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background In breast cancer patients treated with pencil‐beam scanning proton therapy (PBS), the increased linear energy transfer (LET) near the end of the proton range can affect nearby ribs. This may associate with a higher risk of rib fractures.
Yunze Yang, Kimberly R. Gergelis, Jiajian Shen, Arslan Afzal, Trey C. Mullikin, Robert W. Gao, Khaled Aziz, Dean A. Shumway, Kimberly S. Corbin, Wei Liu, Robert W. Mutter   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mastectomy or conservation: the patient's choice. [PDF]

, 1988
Richard Guy Wilson, A. Hart, Patrick Dawes   +2 more
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