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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THAT'SNEWS Study Addresses Cancer Concerns of NIPPLE-SPARING PROCEDURE WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER who choose to have their breasts removed have the option to undergo a nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) procedure, according to a new study. S u r g e o n s a t G e o r g e t o w n University Hospital reviewed records of women who received NSM to address the concern of whether cancer cells could still exist under the nipple and pose a threat. The findings conducted at Georgetown University Medical Center suggest that no cancer recurrences or new cancers occurred in women who had the procedure. The alternative concern of the procedure involved the nipple area not receiving enough blood. Researchers found cases where lack of blood flow to the nipple areola complex caused necrosis or tissue death — four cases requiring either partial removal of the areola and three involving total removal. Researchers concluded that a successful procedure depends on effective patient-selection protocol, and they foresee a future in NSM yielding positive results. ■ ADVERTISERS' INDEX Crutchfield Dermatology ......................................Inside Front Cover HealthPartners ......................................................................................... 17 Keurig .......................................................................................................... 19 MMIC ..........................................................................................Back Cover MOFAS .........................................................................Inside Back Cover National Dizzy & Balance Center ...................................................... 22 Physicians' Diagnostics & Rehabilitation ........................................ 21 St. Paul Radiology ....................................................................................5 The Davis Group ........................................................................................7 University of Minnesota Medical School ...........................................9 22 | Twin Cities MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM

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