Study: Preventive mastectomy doesn't benefit most

Courtesy Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Mon, 03/01/2010 - 19:42

Breast cancer patients are increasingly having preventive surgery to remove the unaffected breast, but a new study suggests it's not beneficial for the vast majority of women who undergo it.


 

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