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- Title
A population-based study of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy efficacy in women at elevated risk for breast cancer in community practices.
- Authors
Geiger, Ann M; Yu, Onchee; Herrinton, Lisa J; Barlow, William E; Harris, Emily L; Rolnick, Sharon; Barton, Mary B; Elmore, Joann G; Fletcher, Suzanne W
- Abstract
Findings from several studies suggest that bilateral prophylactic mastectomy reduces breast cancer incidence by 90% or more, but the studies used highly selected patients from referral centers, and the comparison groups were not population based. We studied the efficacy of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with elevated breast cancer risk cared for in community practices.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2005, Vol 165, Issue 5, p516
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.165.5.516