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Efficacy of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with a personal and family history of breast cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Oct 2001
McDonnell S K, Schaid D J, Myers J L, Grant C S, Donohue J H, Woods J E, Frost M H, Johnson J L, Sitta D L, Slezak J M, Crotty T B, Jenkins R B, Sellers T A, Hartmann L C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To estimate the efficacy of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with a personal and family history of breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We followed the course of 745 women with a first breast cancer and a family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer who underwent contralateral prophylactic mastectomy at the Mayo Clinic between 1960 and 1993. Family history information and cancer follow-up...
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