Many women with a high risk of breast or ovarian cancer have surgery to remove their breasts or ovaries in order to reduce the likelihood of developing cancer UK research reports.
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Kefah Mokbel Lead Surgeon at the London Breast Institute says the letter published in the BMJ regarding breast cancer screening lacks scientific accuracy.
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Many women in London agonise over the questions; am I at risk of getting breast cancer, what are my chances of getting breast cancer? Professor Kefah Mokbel, Consultant Breast Surgeon at St. George’s and The Princess Grace Hospitals in London has written extensively about the topic.
Here he sets out the risks. This piece should be [...]
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Posted in Breast Cancer Surgery London on Oct 27th, 2008
The prospect of breast surgery is understandably worrying and there are many important aspects to consider. You want to have an operation that puts safety first, but as far as possible preserves healthy tissue and the base for effective reconstruction. Here Professor Kefah Mokbel explains how to get the balance into perspective with specific regard [...]
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Posted in Breast Cancer Surgery London on Oct 21st, 2008
Professor Kefah Mokbel MS FRCS, Consultant Breast & Endocrine Surgeon at St. George’s & The Princess Grace Hospitals and the London Breast Institute has written an article confirming that skin-sparing mastectomy with nipple areola complex preservation appears to be oncologically safe, provided the tumour is not close to the nipple and a frozen section protocol for [...]
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