The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. On June ...

Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery. The controversy ...

The primary benefit of a DIEP flap over other breast reconstruction surgeries is that the procedure does not involve removing the abdominal muscle, which generally makes recovery time shorter and less ...

Heat advisories are in effect for much of the DMV, as heat index values could reach 105 to 108 degrees. by Lisa Fletcher WASHINGTON (7News) — Every year, thousands of women undergo reconstructive ...

For women who have undergone mastectomy for breast cancer, breast reconstruction using the abdominal 'DIEP flap' provides good long-term quality of life (QOL) -- similar to that of women without ...

(04-09) 15:32 PDT SAN FRANCISCO-- When Lori MacKenzie was diagnosed with breast cancer in the fall of 2010, her immediate impulse was to schedule a double mastectomy with implants because that offered ...

Shannen Doherty gained weight to provide fat tissue for her breast reconstruction, called a stacked DIEP flap surgery Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from ...

You may be stressed by many hard choices about breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Learning you have breast cancer can be overwhelming. You may have already had a mastectomy, a surgery to remove ...

A breast cancer diagnosis takes both an emotional and physical toll on a patient. And when women undergo a double mastectomy, they may have concerns about their appearance or feelings of inadequacy. A ...