Monmouth County, NJ – Finding a lump during a breast self-exam is terrifying for any woman. Unfortunately, one in eight women will develop a lump that results in a breast cancer diagnosis. Yvonne Zucco is one out of those eight. Earlier this year, Yvonne felt a lump in her left breast and made an immediate mammography appointment near her home …
Long Island doctors perform 1st robotic mastectomy, breast reconstruction in US
By: Joe Torres From: abc7ny.com Doctors at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center have performed the nation’s first-ever double mastectomy and breast reconstruction with the precision help of a robot. This weekend, they used the DaVinci robot to perform the first robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) in the United States. The patient, 45-year-old Elodie Trouche, tested positive for the potentially life-threatening …