Breast cancer surgery type, quality of life among younger women

What The Study Did:

Researchers investigated differences in quality of life and other outcomes (including physical functioning, body image, sexual health, anxiety and depressive symptoms) by type of breast cancer surgery (such as mastectomy or breast conserving surgery) in women 40 and younger.

Authors:

Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Sc.D., M.P.H., of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3325)

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