Breast Reconstruction

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is observed every October.

Women who want breast reconstruction after mastectomy can undergo a shorter radiation therapy regimen without significantly increasing their risk for complications, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial.

Women with unilateral breast cancer who underwent bilateral mastectomy had a significantly lower risk for contralateral breast cancer than those who underwent other surgical procedures, results of a cohort study showed.

Women who choose autologous or implant-based breast reconstruction value different aspects of their treatment compared with those who choose flap breast reconstruction, researchers reported in JAMA Surgery.

U.S. regional variations in implicit bias were not associated with breast reconstruction, complications or cost among women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy, according to results from a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

The commercial insurance costs for breast reconstruction vary greatly across the United States, with less competitive markets and large, for-profit and nonsafety-net hospitals seeing the highest rates.

Women with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may be at increased risk for new chronic persistent drug use, according to study results presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Breast-conserving therapy, also known as lumpectomy, followed by radiation has been shown to be as effective as mastectomy for most women with breast cancer, conferring the same survival rates.