Family, friends may impact breast cancer surgery decision

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 07:00 in Health & Medicine

About three-quarters of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer have a friend or family member with them at their first visit with a surgeon. And that person plays a significant role in the patient's decision of what type of surgery to have, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre...

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