{"id":27309,"date":"2021-07-30T17:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=351027"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:33","slug":"data-shows-women-are-not-getting-access-to-an-important-part-of-healing-after-a-mastectomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/data-shows-women-are-not-getting-access-to-an-important-part-of-healing-after-a-mastectomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Shows Women Are Not Getting Access To An Important Part Of Healing After A Mastectomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Imagine finding out you have breast cancer and need to undergo a mastectomy. But what happens next? How do you move forward after such an emotional experience?<\/span><\/p>\n

While plastic surgery is rarely covered by most insurance providers, breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is a different issue. Access to this type of coverage isn\u2019t guaranteed to all women who undergo a mastectomy; there are intricate details under current laws that block women from receiving this kind of care. Elderly and underprivileged women are especially under-served with regards to breast reconstruction following a mastectomy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Breast reconstruction surgery can be an important process in the physical and psychological recovery from breast cancer, according to a study in Cancer Nursing<\/a>. By understanding the support needs of patients who have undergone breast reconstruction procedures, healthcare practitioners can better support those who have this surgery and better guide patients who might be considering the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Breast reconstruction surgery can be an important process in the physical and psychological recovery from breast cancer.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Women\u2019s support experiences are shaped by interactions with healthcare providers, family members, friends, and other women who have experienced breast reconstruction. The most important of these needs include access to information, help with daily tasks, emotional connection, and being understood, though women\u2019s support experiences and their need for support can differ widely.<\/span><\/p>\n

Federal lawmakers passed the Women\u2019s Health and Cancer Right Act<\/a> into law in 1998, a bill which mandated that insurance companies provide coverage for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. There has been a steady increase in the number of women undergoing post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, but according to a study in ,Cancer Control<\/a>, far less than expected, with recent data suggesting 33% of eligible women in the United States undergo immediate or early delayed breast reconstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Women\u2019s Health and Cancer Right Act mandates that insurance companies provide coverage for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under the WHCRA<\/a>, mastectomy benefits must cover:<\/span><\/p>\n