More Women Are Choosing Double Mastectomy Even When Breast Cancer Is Confined To A Single Breast

Researchers are reporting a 150 percent increase between 1998 and 2003 in American women opting to have both breasts removed when cancer has been found in only one breast-a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). This is the first study to examine these trends on a national level. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on October 25th, 2007