Most women who have double mastectomy don't need it, U-M study finds

Worry about recurrence was driving factor, but 70 percent had very low risk of developing cancer in healthy breast

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — About 70 percent of women who have both breasts removed following a breast cancer diagnosis do so despite a very low risk of facing cancer in the healthy breast, new research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds.

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