Fewer Than 1 in 5 Canadian Women Have Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
October 03, 2017
October 03, 2017
TORONTO, Oct. 3 -- The Canadian Cancer Society issued the following news release:
An estimated 26,300 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada this year, making it the most common cancer in Canada. Of those, about 6,000 women have mastectomies every year. Yet surprisingly, fewer than 1 in 5 (16 percent) of women undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy, which is less than half the number who do so in the US (38 percent).
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An estimated 26,300 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada this year, making it the most common cancer in Canada. Of those, about 6,000 women have mastectomies every year. Yet surprisingly, fewer than 1 in 5 (16 percent) of women undergo breast reconstruction after mastectomy, which is less than half the number who do so in the US (38 percent).
"Although there are a var . . .