Many women do not undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

Despite the benefits, only a small minority of women, regardless of age, are opting for immediate reconstructive breast surgery after undergoing mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer, according to data presented at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 6-10, 2011.

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