Scott Spear, MD: The Surgeon Who Saved One Million Nipples (and Counting)
The October 2015 cover story features Scott Spear, MD, an early champion of nipple-sparing mastectomy.
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BioAesthetics Announces Additional Clinical Study for NACgraft
BioAesthetics Corp. announces an additional clinical study for the BioAesthetics NACgraft Acellular Allograft that will investigate its performance in subpopulations of breast cancer survivors and other individuals needing nipple reconstruction.
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Sensory Restoration in Breast Reconstruction: A New Reality
Once upon a time, when a woman underwent mastectomy, her options for breast reconstruction were limited. Not only was access to a plastic surgeon who could perform breast reconstruction limited, but the expected outcomes for the woman and the plastic surgeon were not always aligned. That’s not the case anymore, thanks to sensory restoration techniques.
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Influencing the Industry: The Cathartic Effects of Nipple Tattoos
Realistic 3D nipple tattoos can be an effective tool in helping reconstruction patients return to a sense of normalcy.
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Body Image Impacts Risk of Complications After Breast Reconstruction
Psychological factors, especially related to body image, may affect the risk of complications after breast reconstruction surgery, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery,
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Post Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction Basics: Understanding Your Options
Plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance Chen offers practical tips on breast reconstruction.
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Freenome, Siemens Join Forces to Develop Blood Test for Breast Cancer
The humble mammogram may soon be getting a complementary new partner to boost breast cancer screening, Fierce Biotech reports.
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New Study Investigates Efficacy of First-Ever Breast Cancer Vaccine
According to Time, staff physician at Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Dr. G. Thomas Budd, is spearheading a study to investigate whether a vaccine can protect women from getting breast cancer, NewBeauty reports.
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Does Using Hair Dye Increase Your Breast Cancer Risk?
Cleveland Clinic offers a Q&A on the latest research connecting hair colors and straighteners to breast cancer.
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New Commentary Confirms Flaws in Study That Shaped Current Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines
A new commentary confirms significant flaws in two Canadian trials conducted in the 1980s which found that mammograms for women in their 40s did not reduce death rates from breast cancer, University of British Columbia reports.
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Why Breast Reconstruction Patients Need to be Treated Differently
A bad experience with a plastic surgeon highlights the lack of empathy and support for some patients who get surgery out of necessity.
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How Amy Klobuchar’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis Inspired Her Fight for New Legislation
A delayed mammogram that resulted in a breast cancer diagnosis pushed the senator to co-sponsor new legislation, according to Prevention.
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IU School of Medicine Launches New Study to Treat Rare Form of Breast Cancer
IU School of Medicine researcher Dr. Bryan Schneider is leading a new nationwide clinical trial to improve cure rates for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, Indiana Daily Student reports.
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Is Integra’s Breast Reconstruction PMA Doomed?
Despite getting shot down by a recent FDA advisory panel, Integra’s management team still seems confident that the agency will ultimately approve SurgiMend for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, MD+DI reports.
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Male Breast Cancer Patients Have Oncoplastic Surgical Options, Too
In Part 4 of the PSP Breast Cancer Series, M. Michele Blackwood, MD, FACS, and Valerie Gorman, MD, FACS, discuss breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and reconstruction in men.
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How to Close the Gap in Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment, Reconstruction, & Mortality Rates
In part three of PSP’s Breast Cancer Series, Derek Cody, MD, FACS, of Ohio’s Crystal Clinic Plastic Surgeons, and Hologic executive Jennifer Meade join the conversation to help educate patients and end healthcare disparities.
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What Is a Sensation Preserving Mastectomy?
During a conventional mastectomy surgery, patients lose partial to full sensation in their chest. Here’s what 2 experts want you to know about preventing that loss, according to Everyday Health.
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