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With Dramatic Rise in Patient Requests for Double Mastectomy, Breast Cancer Doctors Seek to Persuade Women of Alternatives

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Cancer specialists at several major hospitals are working to reduce the growing number of women with breast cancer who want to remove both their unaffected breast and the one with cancer, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. About 20% … Continue reading →

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Study Reveals Breast Cancer Recovery No Better After Double Mastectomy

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Women having a mastectomy because of cancer in one breast are increasingly choosing to remove both breasts, but a new study finds the decision may have more to do with fear than survival, as reported by NPR News. The study, … Continue reading →

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