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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Main Authors: Rawan K. Alaofi, Mohammed O. Nassif, Marwan R. Al-Hajeili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-07-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_21_18