Word: breast
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...permanent menu, steamed mussels with peppercorns arrive tender and pink, nestled in a delicate white wine broth. Lamb carpaccio, an unlikely but delicious variation on the more traditional beef, is herb-scented, sliced meltingly thin and drizzled with a light and nutty olive oil. An entree special of duck breast stuffed with figs and walnuts and topped with a fruity wine-reduction sauce manages to successfully navigated the tightrope between savory and overwhelmingly rich. Sauteed spinach counteracts the succulent sweetness of the meat, and the slightly viscous sauce lends itself perfectly to the thick slices of flour-dusted farm bread...
...verdict reflects a growing understanding that breast cancer doesn't always require the most severe treatment. A study released in 1996 showed that for small tumors that haven't spread, removal of the tumor and some surrounding tissue (a lumpectomy) followed by radiation is just as effective as taking off the entire breast. Thanks to women's increasing vigilance, some 85% of the 175,000 cases diagnosed in the U.S. each year are found early enough to avoid radical surgery...
...body that our culture sees as the focus of a woman's femininity and sexual appeal. Motichka turned that trauma into both therapy and art; the pictures made her famous. Still, she says, the fame and exposure could not make up for the fact that she had lost a breast. "All was good on the surface," she says, "but that didn't mean I didn't have difficulty walking down the street." Beyond that, active involvement with oncologists and advocacy groups was educating Motichka about treatment options, and she began to wonder if her disfigurement was a mistake. She went...
...rather have my breast than the money," says Motichka. She hopes, though, that her case will encourage other women to question their doctors. She claims that "if screening methods, education and prevention techniques were fully put in play, there would be no reason for women to have their breasts removed, period...
...necessarily. There are situations in which mastectomies still make sense. An estimated 1 in 2 women diagnosed with breast cancer, many of whom could be treated with a lumpectomy, nonetheless choose a mastectomy, either for added reassurance or to avoid radiation's side effects. And some women at high risk for breast cancer reduce the odds by having their breasts removed protectively, even before they get the disease. That doesn't bother Motichka. At least, she says, "they're making their own decisions...