Dr. William Farrar answers the question: 'What is a prophylactic mastectomy?' — -- Question: What is a prophylactic mastectomy and am I still at risk for breast cancer if I have this surgery?

Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007;4(12):672-673. The current screening methods for EC, including routine gynecologic examinations, endometrial sampling and transvaginal ultrasonography are very good, and any ...

Prophylactic Surgery in Women With a Hereditary Predisposition to Breast and Ovarian Cancer. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation ...

In a prophylactic surgery, if a woman is going to keep the nipple, depending on the size or shape of breast, you have to decide where the incision will be made – the underside of the nipple or under ...

Men are opting for preventive breast surgery when diagnosed with unilateral invasive disease, a study published in JAMA Surgery has found. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is a procedure ...

August 31, 2010 — A large new study has confirmed the benefits of prophylactic mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Women who underwent the prophylactic ...

Years ago, journalists who had breast cancer fought with words to inform other women with breast cancer that, in many cases, they didn’t need a mastectomy. Lumpectomy is sufficient, they pointed out.

Allogeneic peripheral-blood progenitor-cell transplantation for poor-risk patients with metastatic breast cancer. A Markov model was developed to determine the survival, quality of life, and ...

All patients who underwent major operative procedures, except those with suspected allergies to chemotherapeutic agents were considered eligible for the study. A numbered vial containing 15 ml. of a ...

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You have full access to this article via your institution. The current screening methods for EC, including routine gynecologic examinations, endometrial sampling and transvaginal ultrasonography are ...