WASHINGTON, D.C.: Women diagnosed with cancer in one breast often face a difficult decision of whether to surgically remove both, and a study Wednesday found double mastectomies may be performed too often.
The surgery does not increase survival in most women, and is typically recommended for about 10 percent of women considered at high risk for breast cancer.
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