Open AccessThe practice of prophylactic mastectomy: a survey of Maryland surgeons.
Author(s) -
Florence Houn,
Kathy J. Helzlsouer,
Neil B. Friedman,
Michael Stefanek
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.6.801
Subject(s) - medicine , prophylactic mastectomy , mastectomy , specialty , general surgery , breast cancer , prophylactic treatment , prophylactic surgery , surgery , family medicine , cancer
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy is a drastic breast cancer preventive option for which indications are not standardized and efficacy has not been proven. To estimate the magnitude of this controversial practice, surgeons were surveyed on their recommendations about and performance of prophylactic mastectomy.
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