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04/28/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Women being CONNED into unnecessary double mastectomies by doctors who misrepresent genetic testing, warns Stanford researchers

The decision to undergo a double mastectomy is not one that is made lightly, but it is one that countless women have had to face over the years. The number of women undergoing the procedure has increased dramatically since 2013, when famed actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she’d had both of her breasts removed due […]

04/24/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Cancer surgeons resort to “medical terrorism” by scaring women into unnecessary breast removal surgery

Is that double mastectomy your doctor recommended really necessary? New research from Stanford University School of Medicine has indicated that there is a good chance it may not be — and that your doctor may know it’s not necessary. In a study of 2,000 women, researchers found that about half of them underwent unnecessary surgery […]

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