Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes, Study Finds
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy and who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a new study.
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