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More patients with invasive breast cancer opting for double mastectomies

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/double-mastectomy-with-invasive-breast-cancer
Full article: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=9000&issue=00000&article=96963&type=abstract

There are a number of surgical options for treating invasive breast cancer. These include lumpectomy with radiation, a single mastectomy to remove only the breast with cancer, or a double mastectomy, which removes both breasts. A new study finds that more women are choosing double mastectomy, even though it does not increase overall survival for these patients. (5/3/2016)

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