Prophylactic mastectomy in high risk patients: a practice-based review of the indications. Do we follow guidelines?

doi:10.3233/BD-2009-0291

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Prophylactic mastectomy in high risk patients: a practice-based review of the indications. Do we follow guidelines?

Breast disease - 1 Jan 2010

Hoover Derrick J, Paragi Prakash R, Santoro Elissa, Schafer Sarah, Chamberlain Ronald S

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BACKGROUND: recently, the number of prophylactic mastectomies (PM) in the United States has increased due to a better understanding of the genetic and biological behavior of breast cancer. Consensus guidelines regarding indications for PM are published; however, studies evaluating adherence to published guidelines are lacking. The present study analyzed the indications and possible decision-making process leading...

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Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms
Decision Making
Female
Genes, BRCA1
Genes, BRCA2
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Mastectomy

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Middle Aged

Mutation

Pedigree

Practice Guidelines as Topic

Retrospective Studies

Risk Factors

United States

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PMID: 20519802
DOI: 10.3233/BD-2009-0291

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