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A protocol for preventative mastectomy in women with an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer.

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Nov 2000

Lalloo F, Baildam A, Brain A, Hopwood P, Evans D G, Howell A

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This paper describes a protocol for women at high risk of breast cancer wishing to undergo preventative mastectomy. The protocol described is a holistic approach to each woman involving the use of a multidisciplinary team. The protocol takes a number of months from initiation to surgery. A time delay is deliberate to allow women to fully address the issues involved with a decision for surgery. Early evidence...

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PMID: 11078619
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2000.0986

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