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11 results for breast reconstruction


  • Deciding About Breast Reconstruction

    Compare the pros and cons of having breast reconstruction.

  • Breast Reconstruction: How Others Decided

    Hear what other women thought about as they decided whether to have breast reconstruction.

  • Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?

    Guides through decision to have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Describes what options are available for breast reconstruction and how it is done. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.

  • Choosing a Prosthesis After Breast Cancer Surgery

    Whether to wear a breast form (prosthesis) after breast surgery is a very personal decision. You may want to wear a breast form if: You are waiting for reconstructive surgery. You have decided not to have reconstructive surgery. Your breasts don't...

  • Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction

    Breast implants re-create the shape of a breast after part or all of the breast is removed (mastectomy) because of cancer. Several types of implants are available. Sometimes an implant is placed during the same surgery as mastectomy. But often you...

  • Thinking About Bilateral Mastectomy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

    People with early-stage breast cancer who have breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) followed by radiation treatments live just as long as people who have mastectomy. Some people with early-stage cancer choose to have both the affected breast and...

  • Cancer

    Provides links to info on cancer. Topics covered include breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cancer pain. Links to info that can help you make a decision on diagnostic or screening tests. Includes info on treatment choices.

  • Sexual and Reproductive Organs

    Includes info on follicle-stimulating hormone test, pelvic inflammatory disease, and semen analysis. Also has links to info on hysterectomy, vaginal yeast infections, and enlarged prostate.

  • Women's Health

    Provides links to info on common concerns of women's health. Includes info on birth control, abnormal pap tests, and fertility problems. Also looks at pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period.

  • Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

    Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes. Each lobe has many smaller sections called lobules. Lobules end in dozens of tiny bulbs...