Unnecessary mastectomies: Patients more fearful than they need to be

Friday, September 20, 2013 - 03:00 in Health & Medicine

If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, the last thing you want is for it to come back. That sentiment goes a long way toward explaining why as many as 25% of women with breast cancer --  especially young women -- have been opting to have healthy breasts removed.

Read the whole article on LA Times - Health

More from LA Times - Health

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net