The percent of women who choose a mastectomy to treat early breast cancer is on the rise. In fact; numbers indicate that women are more prone to opt for the surgical removal of one or both breasts versus the less invasive lumpectomy, in which only a discrete lump is removed surgically. Why? Because they are […]
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Allyn Rose, a 2013 Miss America contestant, has announced that she will undergo a double mastectomy. Rose is representing Washington, D.C. in the January pageant. Rose had both her mother and grandmother die from breast cancer. She has decided to take preventative measures and have a double mastectomy to try and ward off the likely hood […]
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