Subject: Breast Reduction and Breast Cancer
I had a breast reduction go wrong and ended up with a huge hole in my chest from e-coli infection. Now I have a lump in my breast. I have to have a biopsy and my doctor said it may be breast cancer. If I had breast reduction does it make my chances of getting breast cancer greater?
Answer:
This is an area of research that needs further study. However, six observational studies conducted in the United States, Canada, Denmark and Sweden that examined 32,000 high-risk women the results indicated breast reduction reduced the risk of developing breast cancer by 50 to 70 percent.
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