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Surgery Can Reduce Anxiety in High-Risk Women.
2001 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com) -- For women at high genetic risk of breast cancer, mastectomy can reduce anxiety and worry and does not have a detrimental impact on women's body image or sexual activity.
Hatcher and colleagues offered surgery to 154 women at increased risk of developing breast cancer. Seventy-nine women accepted, 64 declined, and 11 deferred making a decision. Their psychological symptoms were subsequently assessed using interviews and questionnaires.
The researchers found that women choosing surgery had significantly reduced anxiety after surgery. Their study was published in the ...
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