happy new year

I recently read an article by the Independent (from the United Kingdom) relaying that at the Royal Marsden, 43 per cent of patients undergo reconstruction after a mastectomy – more than double the national UK average, according to last year’s figures. It seems that although the number of patients who have had a mastectomy who have undergone reconstruction has increased in recent years, the number continues to be low; in this country, the number is likely no greater than 33%