A woman’s choice of surgeon plays a significant role in whether she’s likely to receive an increasingly popular aggressive breast cancer surgery. The procedure, called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy or CPM, involves removing both breasts even when cancer is found only in one. According to a study done at the University of Michigan and published in… Continue reading Surgeons’ Attitudes Influence Patients’ Decisions to Have Both Breasts Removed When Only One Breast Has Cancer