Double Mastectomies Triple in Segment

Patients choosing to have a healthy breast removed has tripled in the past decade

Monday, March 14, 2016 Preventive Mastectomies Triple Among U.S. Women With Cancer in One Breast The number of U.S. breast cancer patients choosing to have a healthy breast removed has tripled in the past decade, even though this aggressive measure offers no survival benefits for women with cancer in one breast. Read more ... Related Reading • Breast Cancer • Preventive Mastectomy Today's Health News •  Even Gardening or Dancing Might Cut Alzheimer's Risk •  Severe Migraines Linked to Complications During Pregnancy, Childbirth •  Gene Test May Spare Some Breast Cancer Patients From Chemo •  A Pill to Ward Off Cavities? Scientists Say It Could Happen •  Many Unfamiliar With Health Insurance Lingo, Study Says •  In Zika Fight, FDA Gives Tentative OK to Tests of Gene-Modified Mosquito •  Double Mastectomies Triple in Women With Cancer in One Breast •  Xalkori Approved For Rare Genetic Form of Lung Cancer •  Fight Turns Personal for a Man at War With Zika •  Research Offers Clues to Dementia With Language Loss •  Health Tip: Can You Tell if a Toe Is Broken? •  Health Tip: When Dentures Need Adjusting •  Two-Dose Chickenpox Shot Gets the Job Done, Study Shows •  Many Cancer Survivors Struggle to Make Ends Meet •  Long Hours at the Office May Raise Your Heart Disease Risk: Study Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Diagnosed With Cancer? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Cancer, Heart, Pregnancy & Newborns, Children's Health & Parenting. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Truth About Heart Disease • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Symptoms of ADHD in Adults Top Viewed Articles • Drug ODs Soaring in PA • 'Ultra-Processed' Foods • Reduce Colon Cancer Risk • First Uterus Transplant • Peanut Allergy Exposure Picture Slideshows • A Quick Guide to the Zika Virus • Heart Symptoms Not to Ignore • Causes of Blood Sugar Swings • Lung Cancer Myths and Facts • Living Tips for Adult ADHD Latest Pet Health Content • Skin Problems in Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Big Dogs • Harmful Foods for Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Small Dogs • Pets in Your Bed Bonus PDF Guide Health & Wellness Guide