Para el cáncer de mama en etapa inicial, los médicos por lo general recomiendan una cirugía para eliminar el tumor. Pero elegir entre una lumpectomía y una mastectomía a veces puede ser difícil. Deanna Attai, MD, FACS, una cirujana de cáncer de mama, proporciona información y consejos para ayudar a las mujeres a hablar con sus médicos sobre esta decisión.
La sobreviviente al cáncer de mama Tracy Tyner explica por qué decidió someterse a una mastectomía con cierre plano tras su diagnóstico de cáncer de mama y cómo su propia investigación y colaboración con su cirujana la ayudaron a conseguir un resultado satisfactorio.
El Dr. Sean Smith habla sobre qué saber sobre el ejercicio después de una mastectomía, incluido cómo este tipo de cirugía puede afectar a los músculos cercanos, qué considerar antes de empezar a hacer ejercicio después de una mastectomía y qué tipos de ejercicio son los más útiles.
Dr. Sean Smith discusses what to know about exercising after a mastectomy, including how this type of surgery can impact nearby muscles, what to consider before starting exercise after a mastectomy, and what types of exercise are most helpful.
In this post, Dr. Andrea Walens shares what it was like learning she had a genetic mutation that put her at an increased risk of breast cancer and why she decided to get a prophylactic double mastectomy to help prevent the development of cancer in the future.
Breast cancer survivor Tracy Tyner shares why she chose a mastectomy with a flat closure following her breast cancer diagnosis and how doing her own research and collaborating with her surgeon helped lead to a successful outcome.
In this Voices on Cancer post, patient advocate and breast cancer survivor Michael Singer discusses his efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer in men.
Although many women who have a mastectomy choose to have reconstructive surgery, wearing a breast prosthesis or breast form is another option. Breast cancer survivor Andrea Zinn talks about the process of choosing and being fitted for a breast prosthesis.
After treatment for breast cancer and a recurrence, Desirée Walker realized life would never be the same. In this guest post, she shares what her “new normal” has become.
Lizzy Van Tromp was four weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer. Although her surgeon advised her to terminate, she continued with her treatment and her pregnancy.
