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Immediate Psychological Implications of Risk-Reducing Mastectomies in Women With Increased Risk of Breast Cancer: A Comparative Study.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Oct 2024
Luque Suárez Sofía, Olivares Crespo María Eugenia, Brenes Sánchez Juana María, Herrera de la Muela María
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BACKGROUND: Risk-reducing mastectomy is recommended for high-risk patients but may have significant psychological consequences. This study aimed to determine the differences in anxiety, depressive symptomatology, body image and quality of life in women with an increased risk of breast cancer immediately before and after undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy. METHODS: Eighty-eight women with an increased risk of...
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