After learning that she inherited a BRCA2 genetic mutation that put her at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, Kim Horner's doctors urged her to consider having a double mastectomy. But how do you decide whether to have a surgery to remove your breasts to reduce your risk f…
"Prepectoral techniques place tissue expanders under the skin on top of the pectoralis muscle. The tissue expanders are in essence temporary implants. Tissue expanders are left in place in this position during a recovery period of approximately two months -- during which the che…
"Prepectoral techniques place tissue expanders under the skin on top of the pectoralis muscle. The tissue expanders are in essence temporary implants. Tissue expanders are left in place in this position during a recovery period of approximately two months -- during which the che…
"Prepectoral techniques place tissue expanders under the skin on top of the pectoralis muscle. The tissue expanders are in essence temporary implants. Tissue expanders are left in place in this position during a recovery period of approximately two months -- during which the che…
"Prepectoral techniques place tissue expanders under the skin on top of the pectoralis muscle. The tissue expanders are in essence temporary implants. Tissue expanders are left in place in this position during a recovery period of approximately two months -- during which the che…
This original fourteen chapter book is a brief, slightly autobiographic tale of medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, and breast cancer patients in a well-established cancer center in Texas, who pursued the goal of cure for breast cancer. The evolution of improve…
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to mastectomy. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using v…
"This heavily illustrated two-volume atlas is the most comprehensive "how-to" reference on surgery of the breast. The world's leading surgeons describe and demonstrate the most advanced and successful techniques for all types of general surgery, aesthetic, and reconstructive pro…
