Double mastectomy being opted by Cancer patients

A study by a University of Minnesota researcher found that over a six-year period the number of women choosing that aggressive approach of double mastectomy has dramatically increased by 150% and now a growing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have both breasts removed to reduce the odds of the cancer coming back and gain some peace of mind.

Researchers surmised that some women believe the health-care system did not detect their tumor early enough and that continued screening would not be effective. An estimated 178,480 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society, and about 40,460 will die of it.