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Second primary breast cancer after unilateral mastectomy alone or with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

Shailesh Agarwal,L. Pappas,C. Matsen,J. Agarwal

2020 · DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3394
Cancer Medicine · 9 Citations

TLDR

An increasing number of patients undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for unilateral breast cancer, but the benefit of CPM has not been quantified in the setting of contemporary breast cancer therapy.

Abstract

An increasing number of patients undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for unilateral breast cancer. However, the benefit of CPM has not been quantified in the setting of contemporary breast cancer therapy.