For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good

For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
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Surgery is a mainstay of breast cancer treatment, offering most women a good chance of cure.

For frail nursing home residents, however, breast cancer surgery can harm their health and even hasten death, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery.