Talk:Mastectomy

message: THis would benefit from a link or addition of the time-course of the discovery that micrometastasis means wide excision is not effective, and by link or insertion discussion of whether  Robert S. Mendelsohn was an early discusser of evidence-based treatment, or a nut on this.  Midgley 11:29, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
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message: Where does the word "mastectomy" derive from ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Omega Man (talk • contribs) 00:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Early medicine describes all diseases of the breast as mastitis.  Removal of the diseased tissue is simply mastectomy.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.144.13 (talk) 06:02, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: The bibliography for the first reference is unacceptable. Clicking the link takes you to a page without any obvious hint to take you to the referenced study. Additionally, doing an OVID search on "Intergroup Exemestane Study" produces several papers. 
Can anyone point me to the right paper that this fact was mentioned in?
I hope in the future a real bibliographical format instead of weblinks would be used, as the internet tends to shift.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Furio83 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  First Reference 

message: Please move the image down!!!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.7.15.39 (talk) 12:57, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move down picture? 

message: Mastectomy is sometimes used as the ultimate solution for gynecomastia.  I personally have undergone this proceedure, in Canada, in 1982.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.57.144.13 (talk) 06:11, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gynecomastia 

message: Anybody want to add the other uses for mastectomy, mainly gender transition?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.170.69.88 (talk) 02:32, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other uses 

message: The ny times cover featured a model displaying a mastectomy scar In 1993 and the public's reaction. Citation included. RparkerWilliams!1 (talk) 06:35, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: In the article, at the moment, there exists the following:
:"Before the operation everyone will meet with the surgeon a few days before the surgery or even the day before, however, a much longer period is very beneficial since it allows the patient for a more objective weighing of the options" [emphasis added]
My wild imagination has conjured up an image of seven billion, four hundred million people crowded around a surgeon's office listening to a pre-surgery consultation broadcast over loudspeakers. What, pray tell, was meant by "everyone" here? Mattman00000 (talk) 12:42, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Everyone"? 

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message: Should the language be more gender neutral?  In the "Medical uses" section in particular, the repitition of "women" seems over the top to me. On the other hand, WP:GNL advises "Do not use gender-neutral speech when it will confuse the reader. For example, it is generally best to write about "pregnant women", rather than "pregnant men and women". Although a few pregnant adults are not women (e.g., some transgender, non-binary and intersex people), the reader will be confused and distracted by the statement that men can be pregnant."  Thoughts?
Of the universe (talk) 07:05, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:GNL also says "Per consensus at the WP:Village Pump, "the terminology in articles, especially medical articles, is dependent upon the support of reliable sources and it is expected that editors would use the same terminology presented in said sources." (emphasis added) So, we should be equally as gender neutral as the reliable sources.  Unfortunately, this article is not well sourced, so it is hard to know how gender neutral to be. Of the universe (talk) 07:14, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gender neutral language? 

message: — Assignment last updated by Nsbdoc (talk) 21:52, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: UCSF SOM Inquiry In Action-- Wikipedia Editing 2022

message: Can you compare lumpectomy and mastectomy a little bit more? Nsbdoc (talk) 18:33, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparison