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Patient regrets after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Jan 2000

Borgen P I, Hill A D, Tran K N, Van Zee K J, Massie M J, Payne D, Biggs C G

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BACKGROUND: The discovery of a cadre of breast cancer susceptibility genes has resulted in an increase in the number of women seeking information about prophylactic breast surgery, but virtually no large-scale prospective databases exist to assist women considering prophylactic mastectomy. METHOD...

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Adult
Aged
Breast Neoplasms
Chi-Square Distribution
Emotions
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Mastectomy
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction
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PMID: 9831108
DOI: 10.1007/BF02303829

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