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Fear, anxiety drive contralateral mastectomy, survey finds


 

FROM ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Additional clarification of these conflicting responses would be helpful, they said, suggesting that future investigation "might include focus groups or collection of qualitative data with the goal of elucidating the role of cognitive biases in making treatment decisions."

This study was primarily funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Dr. Rosenberg reported receiving support from the National Cancer Institute.

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