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So she had a mastectomy and then an elective mastectomy on her other breast which did not have cancer. The number of women like Jill having elective mastectomies has increased by 150 percent.

Angelina Jolie put a spotlight on the issue when she underwent an elective mastectomy in 2013 after discovering that she had the BRCA1 gene mutation, and shared her story as an op-ed in the New ...

Women who have breast reconstruction after an elective mastectomy are satisfied with their decision, have low complication rates and 98 percent would do it again, reports a study in July's Plastic ...

DEAR ANNIE: Seven years ago, I had an elective bilateral mastectomy. I had multiple lumps and biopsies, coupled with a family history of cancer. Also, my young daughter was reaching the age I was w… ...

To preserve protective equipment for medical personnel who deal with coronavirus patients, North Carolina and other states put a halt to elective surgical procedures. As restrictions are lifted ...

Angelina Jolie describes her very personal struggle with facing the possibility of breast cancer in a powerful op-ed for The New York Times today. Jolie reveals her decision to undergo a prophylactic ...

Patients and doctors are anxiously awaiting word whether some surgeries will be considered elective, and canceled in the coronavirus shutdowns. Sections. Listen.

Who is Michael Fumento anyway? What qualifies him to write his essay “Preventative mastectomy, Happy acceptance of a horrific procedure” (Commentary, Feb. 2)? How can he tell women that our ...

STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) - Recovery has been hard since 37-year-old Jennifer Gooch had an elective mastectomy after a 2009 genetic test revealed a mutation that could've led to breast cancer. In the wake ...

Hospital systems have paused elective surgeries amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. Here's a look at what is considered 'elective' (it's not all cosmetic) ...