For most women diagnosed with breast cancer, the only treatment option is a mastectomy. A Mastectomy is when a woman's breast is removed in order to removecancerous breast cells/tissue. Being told you have cancer is a traumatic experience. Having a mastectomy can be even more traumatic. Also, if you know anyone who has had amastectomy, you may know that there is a lot of discomfort and painafterwards. Insurance companies are trying to make mastectomies anoutpatient procedure. Let's give women the chance to recover properly inthe hospital for 2 days after surgery.
In January 2007, Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 (S. 459/H.R.758). The bill would allow a woman and her doctor to decide whether she should recuperate for at least 48 hours in the hospital or whether she has enough support to get quality care at home following this emotionally and physically difficult surgery.
To learn more about breast cancer, mastectomy, other treatment options, & what you can do to stop these "Drive-through Mastectomies", click on the link below and then sign the petition:
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