Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer
- 14 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (2), 77-84
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199901143400201
Abstract
Options for women at high risk for breast cancer include surveillance, chemoprevention, and prophylactic mastectomy. The data on the outcomes for surveillance and prophylactic mastectomy are incomplete.Keywords
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