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Prophylactic surgery in women with a hereditary predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 May 2000

Eisen A, Rebbeck T R, Wood W C, Weber B L

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PURPOSE: To review the published literature on the efficacy and adverse effects of prophylactic mastectomy (PM) and prophylactic oophorectomy (PO) in women with a hereditary predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer and to provide management recommendations for these women. METHODS: Using the terms "prophylactic," "preventive," "bilateral," "mastectomy," "oophorectomy," and "ovariectomy," a MEDLINE search of...

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PMID: 10784640
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.9.1980

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