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Does Breast Reconstruction Affect Recurrence of Cancer?

Does having Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery have any effect on whether cancer will return? I had a partial Mastectomy and I also worry that...

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Mastectomy 15 years ago with a tram flap reconstruction. Now, Cancer in Other Breast.

I had a mastectomy 15 years ago on the left breast and had reconstruction with a tram flap the same day. Now i have been diagnosed with breast cancer...

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An Infection Keeps Reoccurring Following Surgery, Should I Worry?

In Aug. 2011 I Had a Nipple & Skin Sparing Bilateral Mastectomy.  I'm Very Fortunate to Have Been a Good Candidate for This, but I keep...

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Fluid Around my Breast Implants Reoccur?

I had reconstruction surgery on 1/5/2011 and the expanders replaced on 08/2011 with 850 silicone implants. Around december I had fluid around the let...

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Inverted Nipples That Come & Go?

I am 32 years old, when I was 27 I had to have a breast biopsy done on my right breast due to them finding a large mass in it. Luckily at the time it...

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