Women's Breast Cancer Choices Influenced by Surgeons

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A new study from the University of Michigan has found that women's choices regarding their breast cancer (namely, the choice to get a double mastectomy) is influenced in large part by their surgeons.

Women's Breast Cancer Choices Influenced by Surgeons

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