Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are over, and Christmas is fast approaching, but the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a Great Debate in general surgery. We debated many topics this year, including mesh or no mesh for hernia repair, proper treatment of diverticulitis, what to do for GERD, and even the proper bariatric treatment for diabetes. In this issue, it’s time to get back to one of the basics of general surgery.
The treatment of breast cancer has become its own specialty,