Hysterectomy

Doctor convicted of insurance fraud in O.C. surgery scheme

2011-08-04 21:36:00

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A threat of cancer, a drastic decision

2007-04-13 00:56:00

My dad did everything he could to look his best that morning. He shaved, brushed his hair and changed into a clean shirt. I stepped into his room, where he lay on his bed, propped up with pillows. His face was pale and his eyelids heavy; an oxygen...

READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut's First Robotic-Assisted Single Site Hysterectomy

2013-05-22 16:10:04

A surgical team at Hartford Hospital performed the state's and New England's first da Vinci - or robotic-assisted single site hysterectomy on May 2. The patient's uterus was removed through one tiny incision in the belly button, making the procedure...

LETTER: 'You Need To Be An Advocate For Your Life'

2013-05-18 16:13:02

I am a 46-year-old woman, married and the mother of six children. I was doing a self-exam and came upon a small, hard "pea" in my right breast. I carry the BRCA1 gene mutation -- I was tested in 2009 after my mother had recurring breast cancer. I had...

Technology may find ovarian cancer cells at an earlier stage

2013-05-15 00:00:00

New technology for identifying early stage ovarian cancer in uterine and cervical cells could have the potential to one day stem this often deadly disease, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Cancer. Using equipment that can...

Relay sheds light on survivors' tenacity

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Cailynn Hyler is just three, and, while she was having fun at the Aiken Relay For Life Friday, she of course didn't comprehend what was happening. When she turns 16, Cailynn will get a letter from her mother Dana, who will explain how her daughter saved...

Genetic test determines breast cancer risk for men and women

2013-05-15 00:00:00

For most women, the risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 12 percent. For women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, that risk multiplies to close to 87 percent. In choosing a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, Hollywood star Angelina...

Janice Skaggs answered a health scare by getting into condition

2013-05-16 07:34:02

Janice Skaggs' voice cracks and tears swell when she recalls how cancer robbed her of ever having children. "Mother's Day is still a bad time for me," she said. Three years ago, she contracted endometrial cancer. She had to have a hysterectomy to...

Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida

2013-05-14 15:20:00

When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...

Angelina Jolie op-ed resonates with Syosset woman

2013-05-15 12:44:02

Laurie Mischo, mother of three in Syosset, said Angelina Jolie was right on target when she wrote in an op-ed that opting for a preventive double mastectomy made her "feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity."...

With risk of breast cancer looming, Trenton, Ga., woman opts for mastectomy

2013-05-15 13:04:02

Doctors told her to take her time, to weigh the significance of her decision. Her body would never be the same. But for April Riddle, the time was now. There was no decision. Life was more important than looks. Riddle, of Trenton, Ga., had already...

Local cancer survivors applaud Angelina Jolie's decision to have double mastectomy

2013-05-15 13:54:03

As news about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy spread Tuesday morning, Laura Horowitz was finishing her first post-surgery workout at the gym. Seven weeks ago, the 55-year-old Spring Garden Township woman had a bilateral mastectomy and...

Dr. Beth Karlan, left, director of the Women's Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, says, "Your dad is with us, from above," in pre-op before Anna's preventive hysterectomy / oophorectomy.

2013-05-14 17:25:08

Anna looks pensive moments before she is taken into surgery for a hysterectomy / oophorectomy at Cedars-Sinai.

2013-05-14 17:25:17