Articles for Tag: "double mastectomy"
- October 2, 2013
Tags: breast cancer, Advocate Medical Group, cancer, ovarian cancer, lumpectomy, mastectomy, genetic testing, Genes, BRCA 2, double mastectomy, family history, BRCA, breast surgeon
Read how genetic testing helped one family uncover a genetic link to breast cancer that has changed their outlook on health and prevention.
- September 25, 2013
Tags: mammogram, mastectomy, Advocate Christ Medical Center, chemotherapy, double mastectomy, biopsy, oncologist, radiation, breast cancer
See how one breast cancer survivor kept her head high and found a new lease on life.
- September 17, 2013
Tags: Good Shepherd, mastectomy, surgery, genetic counseling, Melody Perpich, BRCA1, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, cancer, Dr. Barry Rosen, genetics, double mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, BRCA2, family history, breast surgery, Advocate Health Care, health enews
Find out how genetic testing helped Angelina Jolie make the decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer.