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Breast reconstruction following mastectomy has been shown to have a positive effect on the psychological well being of women with breast cancer. Nearly 65,000 women in the United States alone had breast reconstruction last year, a 130% increase from just more than a decade ago (1).
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Disa, J.J., McCarthy, C.M. (2008). Breast Reconstruction. In: Butler, C.E., Fine, N.A. (eds) Principles of Cancer Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49504-0_5
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