Health and Medical Guide to Womens Health Mastectomy Health information topics about Mastectomy: Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Mastectomy National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=mastectomy&recruiting=true Coping 1. Lymphedema Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org/diagnosed/lymphedema.php 2. What Happens After Treatment for Breast Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_happens_after_tre... Directories 1. Breast Prostheses List American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_6x_breast_prostheses_list_5... Law and Policy 1. Your Rights After a Mastectomy Dept. of Labor http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/whcra.html Men 1. Treatment of Male Breast Cancer by Stage American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_treatment_of_male_brea... 2. Male Breast Cancer: Surgery American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_28.asp?siteare... Organizations 1. American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/ 2. National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ 3. Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization http://www.y-me.org/ Overviews 1. Surgery for Breast Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_5.asp?sitearea... Pictures/Diagrams 1. Pictures of Treatment (Breast Cancer Surgery) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment_picture.html Prevention/Screening 1. Lymphedema Prevention National Lymphedema Network http://www.lymphnet.org/prevention.html Related Issues 1. Adjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/4491 2. Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/6211 3. Surgery Risks (Breast Cancer Surgery) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_fearrisks.html 4. Sexual Impact Following Breast Cancer Treatment American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/content/MBC_3_2X_Other_Changes_From_Maste... 5. Preventive Mastectomy: An Option for Women at High Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00060 6. Mastectomy: What to Expect Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_mastexpect.html 7. Making an Informed Decision about Breast Implants Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_implants.html 8. Adjuvant Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=cancer/2904 9. Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_6x_breast_reconstruction_af... 10. After Surgery (Breast Cancer Surgery) Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_afterexpect.html Research 1. Race a Factor in Breast Reconstruction After Maste American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_2_1x_Race_A_Factor_In_Breast_... 2. Radiation Therapy After Lumpectomy May Save Lives American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Radiation_Therapy_after_... Specific Conditions 1. Breast Cancer Treatment by Stage American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Treatment_by_Stage_Bre... 2. Lumpectomy: What to Expect Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_lumpexpect.html 3. Lymph Node Removal Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_lymphrem.html 4. Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_masvslump.html 5. Skin-Sparing Mastectomy Breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancer.org/tre_surg_skinsparing.html 6. 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