Tissue screening after breast reduction

Patients who undergo breast reduction surgery have a low risk of being found to have breast cancer, but they need to be made aware of it—and doctors need to debate whether routine histological examination of tissue specimens is a good idea. We sought the views of Tom Treasure, a surgeon (doi:10.1136/bmj.b759), Jeremy Sugarman, an ethicist (doi:10.1136/bmj.b753), and Tessa Boase, a lay person (10.1136/bmj.b776)

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