FDA, Patients Should Be Alerted to Breast Implant Risks

[ad_1] Federal regulators placed black box warnings on breast implant packaging on Wednesday, telling manufacturers to only sell the devices to healthcare providers who review the potential risks to patients before surgery. A new checklist that advises both warnings and patients about risks and side effects states that breast implants are linked to an immune …

Shannen Doherty Reveals the Destructions of Breast Cancer with Candid Photos

[ad_1] One picture shows actress Shannen Doherty completely bald, with a bloody cotton ball on her nose, looking straight into the camera and looking almost confrontational. Another one is more fun – Ms. Doherty, 50, wears Cookie Monster pajamas and a Cookie Monster eye mask in bed. She admits how tired she was from chemotherapy …

This Breast Cancer Gene Is Less Known, But Almost Dangerous

[ad_1] Heidi Marsh, 46, of Seattle, tested positive for the PALB2 mutation after her mother, a breast cancer and pancreatic cancer patient, was found to have it. He said his own doctor was unaware of the gene. “My OB-GYN was aware of my mother’s history and never recommended genetic testing,” said Ms. Marsh. “He never …

This Breast Cancer Gene Is Less Known, But Almost Dangerous

[ad_1] Heidi Marsh, 46, of Seattle, tested positive for the PALB2 mutation after her mother, a breast cancer and pancreatic cancer patient, was found to have it. He said his own doctor was unaware of the gene. “My OB-GYN was aware of my mother’s history and never recommended genetic testing,” said Ms. Marsh. “He never …