Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer

C. Hartmann, Lynn; J. Schaid, Daniel; E. Woods, John; P. Crotty, T.; L. Myers, Jeffrey; G. Arnold, Phillip; M. Petty, Paul; A. Sellers, Thomas; L. Johnson, Joanne; K. McDonnell, Shannon; H. Frost, Marlene; S. Grant, Clive; V. Michels, Virginia; B. Jenkins, Robert

doi:10.1056/nejm199901143400201

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Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jan 14, 1999

Authors:

Lynn C. Hartmann

Daniel J. Schaid

John E. Woods

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Options for women at high risk for breast cancer include surveillance, chemoprevention, and prophylactic mastectomy. The data on the outcomes for surveillance and prophylactic mastectomy are incomplete. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of all women with a family history of bre...

Subject

Medicine

Breast cancer

Family history

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