Is Top Surgery the Same as a Mastectomy? What Patients Should Know.

An oncologically-sound mastectomy and gender-affirming, masculinizing chest surgery (Also known as “Top Surgery”) both involve removing breast tissue. Still, they are not the same procedure, and they are not performed for the same reasons. A simple mastectomy is a medical treatment used to remove breast tissue because of breast cancer or to reduce a patient's …

Mastitis or Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Know The Key Differences

Redness, swelling, warmth, tenderness, and changes in the appearance of the breast can be concerning, especially when they develop suddenly or without an obvious explanation. These symptoms can be associated with several breast conditions, including mastitis and inflammatory breast cancer, which can sometimes look remarkably similar despite being very different conditions. Mastitis is a common …

Genetic Counseling and Testing: What the Process Looks Like, and How to Navigate the Feelings That Come With It

Author: Amanda Shrewsbury, MS, CGC, Founder of ClearPath Genetics This guest blog contribution is from Amanda Shrewsbury, MS, CGC, a board-certified genetic counselor and the founder of ClearPath Genetics, a telehealth hereditary cancer genetic counseling and testing practice. Her work centers on hereditary cancer risk assessment, helping people understand what their family history and genetic …

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