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Updated: 7:36 AM Sep 28, 2009
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More women diagnosed with breast cancer are getting both breasts removed as a precaution
Posted: 7:24 AM Sep 28, 2009
Reporter: WEAU Staff
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More women who are diagnosed with cancer in one of their breasts, are making the choice to have the other, healthy, breast removed... just in case. A new study from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York finds the number of women opting for this type of preventative surgery more than doubled between 1995 and 2005. Researchers say there's not a lot of scientific evidence, that removing both breasts has any impact on survival. Strict rules at home could help protect teens when they head out on the road.
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