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Article: Immediate breast reconstruction more common in wealthier, better-educated communities.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- December 4, 2008
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Patients appear more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy if they live in communities with higher household incomes, lower population density and more individuals who have gone to college, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals (see also JAMA and Archives Journals).
Breast cancer affects 134 of every 100,000 women each year in the United States, according to background information in the article. Many women consequently undergo mastectomy, or surgical removal of the breast. If women choose to have reconstructive breast surgery, they can do it at the same time or after a ...