Breast reconstruction: options post-mastectomy.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in the UK. Breast reconstruction after resection of breast cancers increases patients' quality of life and psychosocial functioning. This article introduces this field and explores the options available to patients with breast cancer.
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow and Registrar in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH.
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Honorary Clinical Research Fellow and Registrar in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London.
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Clinical Lead and Consultant Plastic Surgeon in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London.
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