The News:
Some breast procedures boost infection risk
A new study finds that cancer patients who had reconstructive surgery using implants were more likely to get infections.
By Natasha Singer The New York Times
Article Last Updated: 01/22/2008 01:06:23 AM MST
Breast cancer patients who had reconstructive surgery using implants immediately after mastectomies were twice as likely to acquire infections as women who immediately had breast reconstruction using their own tissue, according to a study published Monday.
The Research:
Read the research behind this story in Archives of Surgery.
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