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Why many breast cancer patients get surgery they don't really need

A new study finds up to 70 percent of women who choose to surgically remove their healthy breast aren't actually at high risk for recurrence of breast cancer. Dr. Tari King, deputy chief of the breast surgical service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, explains who really benefits from the procedure -- and who doesn't.
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