Open AccessTrends in use of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy vs high-risk surveillance in unaffected carriers of inherited breast cancer syndromes in the Inherited Cancer Registry (ICARE)
Author(s) -
Danielle Henry,
Marie Catherine Lee,
Deanna Almanza,
Kamran Ahmed,
Weihong Sun,
David Boulware,
Christine Laronga
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
breast cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.908
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1573-7217
pISSN - 0167-6806
DOI - 10.1007/s10549-018-5057-7
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , prophylactic mastectomy , family history , cancer , genetic testing , oncology , brca mutation , gynecology , ovarian cancer , obstetrics , mastectomy
Awareness of inherited breast cancer has increased bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) among unaffected genetic mutation carriers, yet many still choose surveillance. We aimed to identify differences among women electing BPM vs high-risk surveillance.