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• Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ
  Title: Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ Category: Health News Created: 8/21/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/21/2008
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• Applegate calls double mastectomy a ‘tough’ choice
  Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer — the really long view. Speaking on ABC News’ “Good Morning America” in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the “Samantha Who?” star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago.
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• Double mastectomy surgery not uncommon
  Actress Christina Applegate gave it a celeb face, but the excruciating choice to have a preemptive double mastectomy is something more and more women are making. Some women aren't even waiting for a cancer diagnosis.
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• Applegate 'cancer free' after mastectomy
  LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Christina Applegate says she's "100 percent" free of breast cancer after undergoing a double mastectomy.
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• Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ
  Christina Applegate has gotten a preventive double mastectomy to keep her breast cancer from returning and will get reconstructive surgery.
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Blog and News Digest

• Black Women Avoid Breast Reconstruction Surgery After Mastectomy
  Black women are 47% less likely than other women to undergo breast reconstruction after having a mastectomy, according to a study published in the
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• ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs...
  International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision procedure codes for all patients undergoing mastectomy and reconstruction during...
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• INVITED CRITIQUE: Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs...
  
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• Should You Have a Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer?
  Modern women always have a fear of breast cancer.
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• Unanswered questions in nipple-sparing mastectomy
  Source: Surgical Oncology, Volume 17, Issue 4, December 2008, Pages 259-260...
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• The implication of hot spots on bone scans within the irradiated...
  ...of hot spots on bone scans within the irradiated field of breast cancer patients treated with mastectomy followed by radiotherapy.
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• Question Zone :: RE: A 46 years old woman had left mastectomy done...
  Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:07 pm (GMT 5.5)
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• Radiotherapy to the chest wall following mastectomy for...
  Previous reviews of post-mastectomy radiotherapy have included studies using radiotherapy techniques or doses no longer considered clinically...
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