Men are opting for preventive breast surgery when diagnosed with unilateral invasive disease, a study published in JAMA Surgery has found. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is a procedure ...

The risk reductions suggested by studies examining the value of prophylactic surgery for the prevention of breast and ovarian cancer in high-risk women may be over- or underestimated because of ...

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Barcelona, Spain: Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer believe the risk of the disease occurring in their unaffected breast is as much as ten times higher than it actually is. As a result, ...

RESULTS: There have been no prospective trials of PM or PO for the reduction of breast cancer or ovarian cancer incidence or mortality. Most of the available retrospective studies are composed of ...

"Our findings provide a health economics angle on how we can optimize pelvic organ prolapse surgery by addressing coexisting hidden stress incontinence in women with prolapse." — Tsung Mou, MD Many ...

As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, here are 5 things to note about the prospect of preventive mastectomies for individuals with a high-risk of developing breast cancer. A ...

Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Liposomal Amphotericin B Versus Conventional Amphotericin B in the Empirical Treatment of Persistently Febrile Neutropenic Patients PURPOSE: To examine what cancer ...

Doctor examining neck of patient Results showed a pooled SSI rate of 8% in patients who received topical antimicrobial prophylaxis vs 29% for control patients who did not receive therapy. The ...