Article
Prophylactic mastectomy.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons - 1 Sept 2000
Newman L A, Kuerer H M, Hung K K, Vlastos G, Ames F C, Ross M I, Singletary S E
Abstract excerpt
The Society of Surgical Oncology has developed a position statement54 that lists conditions warranting consideration of prophylactic mastectomy (Table 4). It must be stressed that there are no absolute indications for prophylactic mastectomy. The data are limited about the efficacy of prophylactic mastectomy in humans, but recent studies suggest that it results in up to 90% reduction in the risk for breast...
Topics
- Animals
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Insurance Coverage
- Mastectomy
- Patient Selection
- Surgical Flaps