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Blog archives for December, 2008


Archive for December, 2008

Does mastectomy equal selfectomy?

A lot of breast cancer literature out there encourages the option of lumpectomy + radiation over mastectomy. This is understandable, since for a long time, mastectomy was considered the only option, and may be overkill for a lot of early stage breast cancers. But the NIH’s current statement on the matter seems rather [...]