11 May, 2009 – 20:04 | 7 Comments

In an about-face to their stance during the Clinton Administration, leaders of the nation’s healthcare industry have promised to cut prices in response to the Obama Administration’s vow to resolve the healthcare crisis and make health care available to every…

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Healthy Women Faced with Breast Removal Option Based on Gene Testing
22 May, 2008 – 17:31 | No Comment

Women, who carry the gene mutation BRCA, may be faced with the decision of having mastectomy to avoid developing breast cancer. According to Dutch researchers, presenting at the 6th European Breast Cancer Conference in Berlin, Germany, women who carry the…

Increased MRI Use May Be Driving Increase in Mastectomies
17 May, 2008 – 9:12 | No Comment

After a seven-year dip in numbers, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have witnessed a steady increase in the number of mastectomies performed there in the past three years.  Evidence reveals a correlation between the higher number of…

Actress Fights “Drive-through” Mastectomies
25 January, 2008 – 18:04 | 4 Comments

Desperate Housewife actress Marcia Cross met with lawmakers yesterday to express her support for a new law that would mandate minimal hospital stays for mastectomy patients. She is championing the Breast Cancer Protection Act of 2007 that would stop “drive-through”…

Fat-rich Stem Cells Offer Hope For Breast Cancer Patients
19 December, 2007 – 12:57 | No Comment

fat cellsMed Headlines - There’s good news for the millions of women who have been left with breast defects after having cancerous lumps removed. A Japanese study released this week shows that stem cells from liposuctioned fat can be used to…