Rates of Preventive Mastectomy Doubled in a Decade, and Fear Is a Factor
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TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Fear of cancer recurrence seems to be a primary reason why breast cancer patients choose to have their cancer-free breast removed at the same time as their affected breast, a new study finds.