Surgery to Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer
A fact sheet that describes mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy, two surgeries that may be used to reduce breast cancer risk in women at very high risk, and nonsurgical options.
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- SourceUrl: https://www.cancer.gov/publishedcontent/syndication/14381.htm
- Syndication ID: 20271
- Language: English
- Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, March 23, 2020 at 08:12 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 10, 2021 at 06:08 AM
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General:
prevention
risk
ovarian
surgery
reconstruction
mastectomy
BRCA1
BRCA2
prophylactic
subcutaneous
7.5
contralateral
oophorectomy
PTEN
TP53
ovary
risk-reducing
LCIS
salpingo
bilateral
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