Importance of Breast Sensation After Mastectomy: Evidence from Three Sources.

Stacy T LindauElizabeth PinkertonEmily M AbramsohnCharles M FullerDanielle GrubbTania MendozaAmy K Siston

Published in: Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) (2023)

Breast sensation is important to women following mastectomy, yet a gap exists in patient-physician communication about the impact of mastectomy and reconstruction on breast sensory function. Lessons for physicians, scientists, and skeptics are conveyed about why the basic integrity of women's bodies matters for practice and science.

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breast reconstruction
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pregnant women