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Survey Says Women Want to See Reconstruction Results Before Breast Cancer Surgery
Survey results reveal that 89% of U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer want to see what reconstruction results would look like before starting treatment.
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Lipofilling Doesn’t Increase Recurrence Risk
Research suggests that women who had lipofilling after breast cancer surgery and reconstruction are no more likely to have the cancer come back than women who never had lipofilling.
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Doctors Less Likely to Tell Older Women About Reconstruction
Doctors are less likely to discuss breast reconstruction options with women who are older, less educated, and Hispanic, than with younger, more educated white women.
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Reconstruction After Breast Cancer Surgery Usually Not Discussed
Most surgeons don't talk about reconstruction with women diagnosed with breast cancer. But when reconstruction is discussed, it makes a big difference in which type of surgery is chosen.
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After Mastectomy, Few Women Referred to Plastic Surgeons to Discuss Reconstruction Options
Surprisingly few women having mastectomy for breast cancer are referred by their general surgeon to a plastic surgeon to discuss reconstruction options.
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