Dr Ramakant said, “Breast cancer should not be ignored in the early stages, and surgery is an effective treatment for curing ...

Surgery for breast cancer is known as MRM (Modified Radical Mastectomy). The term originates from the Greek word mastos, ...

Then, he grafted skin—likely from her thigh—to patch up the gaping wound. The procedure was unprecedented in the U.S. Although records of mastectomy-like procedures stretch back to at least the second ...

BACKGROUND: Seroma formation following modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer is a most common wound complication. In our experience seroma occurs in ...

The Rudnicks' mother, Cookie, had survived ovarian cancer at 43. And their grandmother, Ethel, had a radical mastectomy at 56. (Ashkenazi Jews have a higher incidence of a number of genetic mutations.

1970s -- A handful of forward-thinking surgeons began believing that simple mastectomy-- removal of only the breast itself -- was just as effective as a radical mastectomy. Surgeons also began ...

When Vernon's Meghan Kreguer was diagnosed with aggressive Stage 3 breast cancer just five years ago, her life-saving treatment included a radical.