Breast cancer patients prefer silicone over saline implants after mastectomy
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 04:11
in Health & Medicine
A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings may help physicians and breast cancer survivors as they together make decisions related to postmastectomy reconstructive surgery.