Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in a rural population: A single-institution experience

Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in a rural population: A single-institution experience

Background: The incidence of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for unilateral breast cancer (UBC) has continued to increase, despite an absent survival benefit except in populations at highest risk for developing contralateral breast cancer (CBC). CPM rates may be higher in rural populatio...

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Main Authors: Devin J. Clegg, MD, Erica N. Whiteaker, BS, Brett J. Salomon, MD, Kaylan N. Gee, MD, Christopher G. Porter, MD, Thomas W. Mazonas, MD, R. Eric Heidel, PhD, PStat, Ashton J. Brooks, MD, John L. Bell, MD, FACS, Stefanos Boukovalas, MD, Jillian M. Lloyd, MD, MPH, FACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Subjects:
Prophylactic mastectomy
Contralateral mastectomy
Unilateral breast cancer
Rural breast cancer
Outcomes after mastectomy
Associations with bilateral mastectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845024000265

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