Community Factors Predict Reconstruction After Mastectomy

According to new research published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, women who live in wealthier communities with lower population densities and a larger proportion of college-educated individuals are more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Every year in the Unites States, breast cancer affects 134 of every 100,000 women.

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Filed under: Breast Cancer on November 21st, 2008