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Total Mastectomy Does Not Add Years to Life If Patient Has Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
Cheree Cleghorn | March 26, 2010
“BARCELONA, Spain — For some women, having a breast removed once they’re diagnosed with cancer doesn’t always mean they’ll live longer, a new study says.
“Researchers said that in women with breast cancer who also have genetic mutations that make them more susceptible to the disease, women appear to live just as long whether they choose treatment that preserves their breast or have a breast removal, or mastectomy.
“The study results were presented in Barcelona at a European breast cancer conference on Friday.”
Source: Washington Post, March 26, 2010
Source: Meeting Presentation, Barcelona, Spain, European Breast Cancer Conference
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