Breast Reconstruction: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions
Melissa Chefec
By Constance M. Chen, MD, MPH, Sept 2022
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 287,850 new cases of invasive breast cancer and about 51,400 new cases of ductal carcinoma in situ will be diagnosed in 2022. Less than half of women who undergo mastectomy are offered breast reconstruction, however, and less than 20 percent of women who undergo mastectomy elect to undergo immediate reconstruction.
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