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When Trish Michelle first told her doctor about a lump in her breast at age 37, his response was that it “didn’t exist,” she tells SELF. In his view, there was little reason to be suspicious: Her prior appointments had been uneventful, she had no known family history of breast cancer, and of course, there

Share on PinterestNew breast cancer research turns to gene silencing in search for a better treatment against aggressive tumors.Around one in eight females in the United States will develop breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2019, doctors diagnosed an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer in females in the U.S.,…

She was saved by silicon.A woman survived a close-range gunshot thanks to her silicone breast implants, doctors have discovered.Researchers detailed how a silicone breast implant deflected the bullet from nipping the 30-year-old woman’s vital organs in a new study published in the SAGE medical journal.“The implant caused the change in the trajectory of the bullet,” surgeon Giancarlo…

New York Daily News | Apr 21, 2020 | 8:12 PM The unidentified 30-year-old woman survived with just a few broken ribs – on the opposite side of her chest from where the bullet went in. Doctors found that the silicone in her left implant deflected the bullet from her heart or lungs, thus saving…

Woman's breast implant deflects bullet, saving her life - CNN