The Angelina Jolie effect: Contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy trends in patients at increased risk of breast cancer

The Angelina Jolie effect: Contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy trends in patients at increased risk of breast cancer

Abstract Contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy (CRRM) rates have tripled over the last 2 decades. Reasons for this are multi-factorial, with those harbouring a pathogenic variant in the BRCA1/2 gene having the greatest survival benefit. On May 14th, 2013, Angelina Jolie shared the news of her bilat...

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Main Authors: Narendra Nath Basu, James Hodson, Shaunak Chatterjee, Ashu Gandhi, Julie Wisely, James Harvey, Lyndsey Highton, John Murphy, Nicola Barnes, Richard Johnson, Lester Barr, Cliona C. Kirwan, Sacha Howell, Andrew D. Baildam, Anthony Howell, D. Gareth Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82654-x

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