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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Breast cancer patients waiting for years before reconstruction surgery | Mind Blowing Facts

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Patients are being forced to wait for years for breast reconstruction surgery after having their breasts removed due to cancer, a report suggests.

Two in five women (40%) waiting for breast reconstruction during the pandemic faced a delay of two years or more, according to a poll of 1,246 people who either underwent reconstruction surgery or were waiting for it.

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