Angelina Jolie Gets Double Masectomy

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[Spider]

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Once again...from the last link:

[i]Worry about recurrence drives decision, experts say,

Low risk is not no risk. They are worried about the cancer recurring, not about what they look like.


I suspect it has more to do with middle aged women wanting a new set of tits and using this as a rationalization.

An asinine and offensive claim. You just don't have the balls to admit it.

[Darkhorse]

However, that worry can be out of proportion to actual risk, she said. "Our point is that worry about recurrence probably should not drive choice for CPM since this procedure will not reduce the risk of cancer recurrence; it is only going to reduce the risk of developing a new primary in the non-affected breast," she said.

The risk of a new cancer in the healthy breast is less than 1 percent for most women, Hawley explained, while the risk of cancer coming back in the same breast or nearby lymph nodes is 8 percent.


Maybe they want a matching set.

[Spider]

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No, Spider. A mastectomy to remove a cancerous tumour leaves a scar that stretches from the sternum right round to the backbone.

It's not just cutting a little slit and popping in a silicon implant. It's a major operation that involves using skin taken from the woman's back or stomach to recreate the new breast.

Warning: Not pretty


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[Darkhorse]

[Spider]

[spacemonkey]

The average person probably don't have the rescources to do medical crap that might save their life, so whats the big deal?

[The Dude]