Prophylactic mastectomy for the prevention of breast cancer: Review of the literature
The high incidence and recurrence rate of breast cancer has influenced multiple strategies such as early detection with imaging, chemoprevention and surgical interventions that serve as preventive measures for women at high risk. Prophylactic mastectomy is one of the growing strategies of breast can...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-07-01
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Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_21_18 |