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Survival Outcomes in Women with Unilateral, Triple-Negative, Breast Cancer Correlated with Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Aug 2023
Fasano Genevieve A, Bayard Solange, Chen Yalei, Marti Jennifer, Simmons Rache, Swistel Alexander, Bensenhaver Jessica, Davis Melissa, Newman Lisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite increased utilization of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), there is insufficient evidence that it improves survival in average-risk women with unilateral breast cancer. CPM may be of heightened interest to patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) because these patients are more likely to have BRCA1 mutation-associated disease and are not candidates for the chemoprevention...
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