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Most General Surgeons Do Not Discuss Reconstruction Before Breast Cancer Surgery
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Title Most General Surgeons Do Not Discuss Reconstruction Before Breast Cancer Surgery
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/567941?src=rss
Description A survey shows that discussion of breast reconstruction aids in an informed surgical treatment decision-making process and increases the chances that women will choose mastectomy for breast cancer. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Family Medicine
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Date Dec 27, 2007
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