Double mastectomy doesn’t boost cancer survival for most
Removing both breasts to treat cancer affecting only one side doesn’t boost survival chances for most women, compared with surgery that removes just the tumor, a large study suggests.
Local woman offers breast cancer survivors ’emotional healing’
For more than 25 years, Sandra Camp has been giving breast cancer survivors a new lease on life.
Camp fits women with “breast forms,” bras that are worn by women who have undergone mastectomies. It’s a venture her mother started in the 1970s at The Uniform Center in Columbus, the family-owned business.
Mastectomy: Radical or sensible?
When actress Angelina Jolie recently revealed she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy, it was a very personal decision that sparked a very public debate.
Women now have more options for breast cancer surgery, care
One of the world’s most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring — removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether to treat cancer or to prevent it as Angelina Jolie just chose to do. As Jolie said, “the results can be beautiful.”