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Uninsured Women Not Informed of Breast Reconstruction Options

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Lots of uninsured women are not informed of reconstruction options after a mastectomy.

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" Many uninsured women are not informed of reconstructive options after a mastectomy researchers with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons examined 54 uninsured breast cancer patients at a public hospital they found more than half had no knowledge of breast reconstruction options prior to their mastectomy however those who are educated or given a referral to a plastic surgeon or more likely to have breast reconstruction especially African Americans and Asians."

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