A protocol for preventative mastectomy in women with an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer.
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Family History Clinic, Christie NHS Trust, Manchester, UK. flalloo@central.cmht.nwest.nhs.ukIssue Date
2000-11
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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.Citation
A protocol for preventative mastectomy in women with an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer. 2000, 26 (7):711-3 Eur J Surg OncolJournal
European Journal of Surgical OncologyDOI
10.1053/ejso.2000.0986PubMed ID
11078619Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0748-7983ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1053/ejso.2000.0986