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Mastectomy Patients Older, Had Biopsy Done.
SAN ANTONIO -- Breast cancer patients who opt for mastectomy tend to be older and are more like[y to have had prior breast biopsy than those who choose breast-conserving therapy Dr. Valerie L. Staradub said at a breast cancer symposium sponsored by the San Antonio Cancer Institute.
This observation suggests that a substantial number of women who've undergone breast biopsy consider it a sufficiently unpleasant experience that they would rather get a mastectomy than risk going through the biopsy process again, said Dr. Staradub of Northwestern University, Chicago.
She reported on 587 consecutive breast cancer patients who were clinically eligible for breast-conserving therapy, mastectomy alone, or mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. All underwent in-depth surgical consultation regarding their options, where it was carefully explained that survival after any of the three ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Mastectomy Patients Older, Had Biopsy Done.