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Factors affecting the decision of breast cancer patients to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Aug 2010

Yi Min, Hunt Kelly K, Arun Banu K, Bedrosian Isabelle, Barrera Angelica Gutierrez, Do Kim-Anh, Kuerer Henry M, Babiera Gildy V, Mittendorf Elizabeth A, Ready Kaylene, Litton Jennifer, Meric-Bernstam Funda

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Increasing numbers of women with breast cancer are electing for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to reduce the risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. The objective of this study was to identify factors that may affect a patient's decision to undergo CPM. We identified 2,504 women with stage 0 to III unilateral primary breast cancer who underwent breast surgery at our institution from January...

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PMID: 20647335
DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-09-0130
PMCID: PMC4340054

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