For women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer, immediate breast reconstruction has a low risk of complications-including serious complications related to radiation therapy-and does not cause undue delays in cancer treatment, reports a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The results alleviate concerns that immediate reconstruction leads to increased complications and other problems after mastectomy... 
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