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NEWS ABOUT: double mastectomy

double mastectomy stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Facebook executives have again bungled rules banning breasts on the site, this time concerning cancer surgery. Facebook bans "sexual content" and bounced photos a cancer patient posted of her mastectomy scars to educate other women. After a torrent of complaints a Facebook spokeswoman admitted: "We made a mistake,... More »

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 Study May Help 
 Mastectomy 
 Dilemma 

Research identifies factors likely to imperil second breast

Jan 27, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers alarmed by a spike in potentially unnecessary double mastectomies have identified three risk factors that might help breast cancer patients make better decisions about whether to have a healthy breast removed, the Houston Chronicle reports. The research was motivated by an earlier study that revealed 80% of women who... More »

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breast cancer • preventative medicine • medical research • cancer treatment • cancer screening • cancer prevention • double mastectomy • elective surgery

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