Article: Study finds increase in double mastectomies

Article: Double mastectomies rise despite guidelines.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  October 23, 2007 ;     448 words ... ... a five-year period despite a lack of evidence showing that double mastectomies increase survival in most women, researchers reported Monday ... reasons that are not totally clear, the researchers said. - Los Angeles Times

Article: Double mastectomies virtually end cancer risk
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 7, 2001 ;     683 words ...Double mastectomies virtually end cancer risk ... risk women who had chosen double mastectomies to prevent breast cancer. From ... about 13 years after undergoing double mastectomies, none of the 26 women had developed ...

Article: Double mastectomies surge
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  October 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the trend of more women choosing double mastectomies is disappointing. "Why are we ... percentage of patients opting for double mastectomies when lumpectomies or single mastectomies ... acknowledges that seemingly unnecessary double mastectomies led to the discovery of cancer in ...

Article: Does doctor's gender sway surgery for breast cancer? A small U ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 8, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... the three women surgeons performed double mastectomies -- removal of both breasts ... with breast cancer are choosing double mastectomies even when they have other less radical ... lumpectomy. Survival rates no better Double mastectomies are controversial because, while ...

Article: Double Mastectomies Significantly Lower Risk of ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  February 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... women chose not to have preventive, or prophylactic, double mastectomies. Multiple study controls were used to guard against research ... diagnosed in two of 105 women (1.9 percent) who had double mastectomies. The occurrence of breast cancer was much greater in ...

Article: Double mastectomies when one breast is cancerous on ...
Charleston Gazette;  October 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... for early cancer in 1991. The surprise: Single mastectomies remain the No. 2 option but are dropping - while double mastectomies, although uncommon, were on the rise for every stage of cancer. Even women who qualify for anti- hormone drugs ...

Article: Double mastectomies are increasing
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  October 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... early cancer in 1991. The surprise: Single mastectomies remain the No. 2 option but are dropping -- while double mastectomies, although uncommon, were on the rise for every stage of cancer. Even women who qualify for anti- hormone drugs ...