Surgery for Breast Biopsies Used Too Extensively
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Printer-friendly versionRead the recent story in the New York Times, on new research showing that too many women with abnormal mammograms or other breast problems are undergoing surgical biopsies when they should be having needle biopsies, which are safer, less invasive and cheaper.
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