A protocol for preventative mastectomy in women with an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer.
Lalloo, Fiona Baildam, Andrew D Brain, Anne Hopwood, Penelope Evans, D Gareth R
Lalloo, Fiona
Baildam, Andrew D
Brain, Anne
Hopwood, Penelope
Evans, D Gareth R
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Abstract
This paper describes a protocol for women at high risk of breast cancer wishing to undergo preventative mastectomy. The protocol described is a holistic approach to each woman involving the use of a multidisciplinary team. The protocol takes a number of months from initiation to surgery. A time delay is deliberate to allow women to fully address the issues involved with a decision for surgery. Early evidence suggests that this prepares the women emotionally and physically for their surgery.
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Date
2000-11
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Keywords
Breast Cancer
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Article
Citation
A protocol for preventative mastectomy in women with an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer. 2000, 26 (7):711-3 Eur J Surg Oncol