All the necessary data and tools to test the alternate hypotheses that radical mastectomy was either too much for small tumors or too little for large tumors, were in place by the 1960s.

Mastectomy surgery in the United States began with William Halsted’s radical mastectomy in 1882. This aggressive procedure, which involved the complete removal of the breast, skin, chest muscles ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. The goal of a mastectomy is to remove all breast tissue ...

Against this backdrop of medical innovation, pioneering American surgeon William Halsted performed the first successful radical mastectomy (first reported in 1894), an aggressive surgical ...

The surgeon may also remove some lymph nodes through a separate incision during the procedure. The doctor may call the surgery a simple mastectomy or modified radical mastectomy. Breast reconstruction ...

Mammary disease commonly afflicts small ruminants and cattle. In some cases, the mammary glands can be extensively enlarged ...

1970s -- A handful of forward-thinking surgeons began believing that simple mastectomy-- removal of only the breast itself -- was just as effective as a radical mastectomy. Surgeons also began ...

You can choose to have immediate or delayed breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. The surgeries can be done immediately and together, but other factors may determine when they are performed.

I am a beneficiary of the IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Student Associations), during my medical education in ...

A senior shelter dog with mammary mass was about to be put down, when he was saved by a rescue. With their help, a surgery ...

As Democrats gather in Chicago, it’s a good time to review just how radical the Democrat Party has recently become. The party of Truman, Kennedy and even Clinton has been hijacked. Former ...