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Gynecologic Oncologist Dr. Mike Janicek explains how removing the ovaries can reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, and by how much. Women often times avoid removing the ovaries because they don’t want to deal with early menopause. Dr. Janicek explains how this can be avoided. Watch this video to learn more about risk [...]
After finding out that she is BRCA1 positive, Angelina Jolie made the decision to undergo a preventative double mastectomy. Dr. Harness explains how a prophylactic mastectomy reduces a woman’s risk for breast cancer and who should be tested for the BRCA genes. Dr. Harness discusses breast reconstruction, insurance coverage for preventative mastectomies and reconstruction and [...]
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, choosing between a single or double mastectomy and a lumpectomy can be a hard decision for many women who are facing treatment. Dr. Harness explains that the decision should be made by the patient and her doctor, based on her specific cancer, reconstructive options and personal needs. Find out [...]
Dr. Harness discusses a study from the Dec. 2012 issue of the journal “Pain.” The study followed 400 women who underwent breast cancer surgery and doctors recorded their pain level for 6 months after. Watch this video to find out more about the study and what you can do to reduce your risk of pain [...]
Sentinel lymph node biopsies are defined and explained by Dr. Harness. Jay K. Harness, MD, FACS: Lymph nodes biopsies, what are we talking about here? We are talking about a sentinel lymph node biopsy. Think of centurion, the guard, sentinel then, the sentinel lymph nodes are the initial lymph nodes draining the breast of [...]
Breast surgeon Jay K. Harness discusses mastectomies by addressing the misconceptions people have about them and the recent advances. Jay K. Harness, MD, FACS: Mastectomy is the removal of the breast. Now, the good news with mastectomy is that this is not your grandmother or great-grandmother’s mastectomy. The mastectomies that we do in this [...]
A prophylactic mastectomy, often called a preventative mastectomy, is when a disease-free breast is removed, explains Dr. Harness. Women choose this because they don’t want to deal with breast cancer in the other breast. It also helps with symmetry of the breasts. Learn more below. Jay K. Harness, MD: Prophylactic mastectomy that means the removal [...]
Breast reconstruction is an important part of emotional recovery from breast cancer. In this video, Dr. Harness talks about different reconstruction options, such as implants and tissue placement. Jay K. Harness, MD: Reconstruction after mastectomy can involve the placement of an implant or it can involve moving tissue from the abdomen or the back up [...]
Find out the answer to this common question among women facing mastectomy as Dr. Harness explains that the decision is dependent on the woman’s reconstruction type and her personal preference. Jay K. Harness, MD, FACS: A woman who is facing a mastectomy and who has decided to undergo reconstruction, they will ask me the question, [...]
Learn about what some of the risk factors are for breast surgery in breast cancer patients with previously damaged heart valves. Jay K. Harness, MD, FACS: Whenever we do breast cancer surgery or even benign breast surgery, patients can have other diseases going on in their body. These diseases can certainly include diabetes, hypertension, known [...]
