The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act - Minimum Hospital Stays

No More Drive-Through Mastectomies

By Catherine Guthrie
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the October 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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When Catherine Guthrie went in for a double mastectomy, she was shocked to learn she had outpatient status. Healthcare advocates call these in-and-out hospital stays "drive-through mastectomies," and they are all too common. The good news is that their da

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