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Chemotherapy does not affect complication rate or patient satisfaction for breast reconstruction

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By: Mary Clare Fischer From: uofmhealth.org Among those who underwent a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, there were no significant differences in complication rate or patient well-being for women who received chemotherapy as an additional treatment compared to those who did not. Receiving chemotherapy as additional treatment for breast cancer did not increase the complication rate for women who underwent a …

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Machine Learning May Predict Patient Satisfaction After Breast Reconstruction

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By: Julia Faith Sklar From: cancertherapyadvisor.com Machine learning increasingly supports physician decisions by making it easier to detect patterns in data as a means of predicting patient outcomes. In breast cancer, that now could apply to every stage of the experience, from diagnostics to mastectomy and breast reconstruction. At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology — …