Some Women Keep Their Breast Cancer Tattoos
Some Women Keep Their Breast Cancer Tattoos
Women who undergo radiation as a breast cancer treatment are often given small tattoos so radiologists can target the same areas over and over.
Automatically Generated Transcript (may not be 100% accurate)
" For symmetric chemotherapy. And that I had a double mastectomy. And then I had radiation. And then reconstruction following all of that. So was about. Almost two year process. Doctors diagnosed -- Hoffman with breast cancer when she was just 37 she's in remission now but still has the tattoos on her chest and under her arm. That oncologists gave -- to help deliver radiation to precise serious just one more reminder of everything. That you know -- to go through and now she has option of tapping those marks removed. Doctor -- place in Danville uses this all the laser to remove radiation tattoos for breast cancer patients."
" It's a simple laser treatment. There's very little discomfort associated with pistols -- down time permit no recovery time."
" She's -- entire process takes only a minute each treatment costs 75 dollars but next month under a new program called declare your freedom. Breast cancer patients won't have to pay a cent."
" Where offering removing of the tenth two through the alma lasers. With no charge to the patient."
" Says she still debating whether to remove her radiation tattoos for me it's kind of it is a little bit of a battle scarred but she can also see the benefit of kissing the tattoos goodbye for good to feel a little bit more light your. Old self I ask -- one less thing on your body one less star. To remind you -- everything about --"
Related Content
An experimental new vaccine could offer hope for those with GBM or glioblastoma multiformae... the most aggressive type of brain tumor.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|immune systemfound at0:24
Local Dermatologists Extending Lifespans
The more dermatologists within a given county, the lower the rate of death among melanoma patients.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|skin cancerfound at0:06
Cancer is more difficult to detect in women, young people and minorities.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|cancer specialistsfound at0:11
Progress Being Made In Cancer Drug Shortage
Nearly 300 drugs nationwide are in short supply -- up from just 65 in 2005. Now the Food and Drug Administration is announcing progress made in alleviating the shortage of some drugs to treat various forms of deadly cancer.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
|drug administrationfound at0:46
Women in their forties whose disease was spotted using a mammogram have a better prognosis.
Video|Mon, 12 Mar 2012
Doctors are well on their way to developing a test that can detect cancer using a patient's breath. Ward Lucas reports.
Video|Wed, 29 Feb 2012
|lung cancerfound at0:11, 0:21, 0:50
A new study looks at tobacco use among African American men living in the rural south.
Video|Wed, 29 Feb 2012
|smoke cigarettesfound at0:15
A CDC report shows smokers go to the dentist less often than non-smokers, and generally have more problems with their teeth.
Video|Wed, 29 Feb 2012
|disease controlfound at0:07
