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International variation in physicians' attitudes towards prophylactic mastectomy - comparison between France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Sept 2013

Den Heijer M, van Asperen C J, Harris H, Nippert I, Schmidtke J, Bouhnik A D, Julian-Reynier C, Evans D G, Tibben A

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PURPOSE: Prophylactic mastectomy (PM) has proven to be the most effective method to reduce the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women. The present study aimed to present and compare the attitudes towards PM among physicians in France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK). PATIENTS AND METHODS: An international sample of 1196 general practitioners (GPs) and 927 breast surgeons (BS) were surveyed...

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PMID: 23692813
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.04.025

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