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Does having a breast reconstruction interfere with detection of cancer recurring?

April 26, 2017breast cancer detection interfere reconstruction recurring

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Does having a breast reconstruction interfere with detection of cancer recurring?

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There is no evidence that breast reconstruction interferes with the ability of your doctors or a mammogram to detect recurrence of breast cancer or a new cancer in the other breast. Similarly, there is no evidence that a breast reconstruction with either your own tissue or an implant is linked to recurrence of a cancer or a new cancer in the other breast.