mastectomy
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mastectomies
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Surgical removal of all or part of a breast, performed as a treatment for cancer.
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◆ A radical mastectomy includes excision of the underlying pectoral muscles and regional lymph nodes.
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One early client, Soren Aldaco, recalled Campbell sitting in the smoking section of the cafe where she worked, intently listening to what she alleged was a botched double mastectomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
In March 2025, she underwent a double mastectomy, calling the decision one of the hardest she’s ever made.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
As far as Pam knows, her mastectomy was necessary.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Despite those limitations, the researchers conclude, "Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher occurrence of moderate to severe postoperative pain and increased opioid consumption in patients undergoing unilateral modified radical mastectomy."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
They put her in a hospital, where Marie had a radical mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Steve Solomon
His unregulated "cleavage-sparing" mastectomies meant the disease returned in many of his patients.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For example, some women who had undergone unnecessary mastectomies could be offered breast reconstruction surgery as they previously should have been, Russell said.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
While there’s no comprehensive data charting prophylactic mastectomies among young people, some surgeons described shifts that have led to changes in their patient demographics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
She said she has seen a 30% increase in women ages 30 to 35 coming in for reconstruction after prophylactic mastectomies in the past three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
On the floors above Delivery, in flowerless rooms, women lay recovering from hysterectomies and mastectomies.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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