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Rebbeck TR, Friebel T, Lynch HT, Neuhausen SL, van't Veer L, Garber JE, et al: Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy reduces breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: the PROSE Study Group.

Is prophylactic oophorectomy necessary to reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer?/Meme ve over kanseri riskinin azaltilmasinda proflaktik ooferektomi gerekli mi?

That more than half of BRCA-negative women in this study chose bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, a procedure not recommended in this population, is concerning, and reflects nationwide trends.

Is BRCA testing causing women to undergo unnecessary prophylactic mastectomy?

The most common risk- reducing surgery is bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Prophylactic surgery for breast cancer and alternative treatments

The data indicated that bilateral prophylactic mastectomy reduces the risk of breast cancer by approximately 90%.

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In women who do have a genetic predisposition for breast cancer, we, at the Breast Centre, Llandough Hospital, do offer counselling and the options of wait and watch or bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

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Efficacy of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation carriers.

Breast cancer after prophylactic mastectomy for Lobular Carcinoma-In-Situ (LCIS)--an unusual case

Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with inherited risk of breast cancer: prevalence of pain and discomfort, impact on sexuality, quality of life and feelings of regret two years after surgery.

Cancer de mama asociado a mutaciones geneticas de los BRCA 1 y 2

However, among 90 patients undergoing bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, the rate of depression had not changed 1 year after the procedure.

Tailoring depression treatment for women with breast cancer: factors unique to these patients help determine treatment strategies

In fact, the only intervention of greater preventive efficacy in breast cancer is bilateral prophylactic mastectomy In addition, the safety profiles of these two agents are excellent.

The news is good; we need to get the word out

This has coincided with increased rates of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) for genetic predisposition.

Managing the contralateral breast in a gene mutation carrier with breast cancer

Let's look at the case of Rene Syler, former co-host of CBS' The Early Show, who, after evaluating her family history, underwent a successful bilateral prophylactic mastectomy to avoid breast cancer.