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Up to 4 years after surgery: depression linked to late chronic mastectomy pain.(News)
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Persistent, disabling pain following a mastectomy is not related to the type of procedure a woman has, but it may be related to depression, Ian Kudel. Ph.D., said in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Pain Society.
Previous studies have indicated that one-third of mastectomy patients experience pain after their recovery from surgery, said Dr. Kudel of the department of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
A total of 279 patients were surveyed 1-4 years after their procedures. The prevalence of pain (57%) was higher than in previous studies; further, 22% reported phantom breast pain. The survey was mailed to women who had undergone mastectomy at least 1 year before the ...
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