I do not think medical profession is encouraging it... If anything my exoerience has been the opposite where every surgeon breast care nurse and my gyno pushed me towards a lumpectomy strongly assuring me mastectomy would give me no advantage and in their opinion would cause more unpleasant unecessary sideffects...
Like Kath I think there is more publicity out there and that a lot of women may be going down that path based on information available in the media - as it seems the 'right' choice for them...
I gues for everyone it is a very much a personal choice and we do not get much time to.make the decision usually so who knows what each of us would do if we are to do it all over again...
Jel.
