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Breast cancer. “The vast majority of women do not want recovery after a mastectomy. We must respect this wish.”

The RoseUp association publishes a biannual magazine that is distributed in hospitals and has established two homes dedicated to supportive care, in Paris and Bordeaux, which support more than 800 patients a year.

LE FIGARO: Are women sufficiently informed after breast reconstruction? mastectomy ?

Isabel HUET: There is still a great disparity in access to information. After mastectomy, women have several options depending on their clinical profile, but also their preferences and personal history (In particular, we distinguish between breast prosthesis reconstruction and autologous reconstruction, which uses the patient’s own tissue, editor’s note). However, surgeons still tend to steer them toward techniques they know.

According to a survey conducted by Seintinelles, almost 40% of women who have undergone rehabilitation say that they do not have a choice in the technique used… We ask for the widest and most transparent information…

Source: Le Figaro

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