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Breast cancer surgery scars by partial mastectomy.

Invasive breast cancer survivors experience small excess risk of future malignancy

By Lynda Williams, medwireNews Reporter

medwireNews: Survivors of early invasive breast cancer have a slightly higher risk of developing a second primary breast cancer and other malignancies than women without a history of the disease, demonstrates research published in The BMJ.

This independent news story was supported by an educational grant from L’Institut Servier, Suresnes, France.

Read the full story on the L’Institut Servier website

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