Patients want nurses to fit breast prostheses
The majority also said they would rather a breast care nurse fit them with a silicone prosthesis than a trained non-medical fitter. Up to 16,000 Irish women use an external non-surgical breast prosthesis after a mastectomy. Most say they are rushed through fittings when it can be an emotional time for a woman.
These results emerged from a postal survey carried out by Action Breast Cancer, funded by the Health Research Board, in which 527 women were asked about their experience of the provision, fitting and supply of prostheses.
