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Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

Known as: BPM, Prophylactic Bilateral Mastectomy 
Surgical removal of both non-diseased breasts with the goal of preventing breast carcinoma.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Systematic Review: Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Screen Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Context Some experts use mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to screen women with an inherited predisposition to… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Positive, Negative, and Disparate—Women’s Differing Long‐Term Psychosocial Experiences of Bilateral or Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Abstract:  Because of recent studies showing strong prevention benefit and acceptable psychosocial outcomes, more women may be… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Complications following bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.
BACKGROUND Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy significantly decreases breast cancer risk, but complications of the procedure have… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Psychosocial functioning in women who have undergone bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
The purpose of this study was to determine the current psychosocial functioning of women who had previously had a bilateral… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy: prospective study using questionnaires and semistructured interviews
Abstract Objectives: To investigate the psychosocial impact of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy for women with increased risk of… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Intention to undergo prophylactic bilateral mastectomy in women at increased risk of developing hereditary breast cancer.
PURPOSE To assess intention to undergo prophylactic bilateral mastectomy and psychologic determinants in unaffected women at… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Women’s Regrets After Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
AbstractBackground: Primary prevention strategies such as chemopreventive agents (e.g., tamoxifen) and bilateral prophylactic… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Clinical follow‐up after bilateral risk reducing (‘prophylactic’) mastectomy: mental health and body image outcomes
Background: In Manchester, approximately 120 women at ≥1: 4 lifetime risk of breast cancer have considered preventative surgery… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Patient regrets after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
AbstractBackground: The discovery of a cadre of breast cancer susceptibility genes has resulted in an increase in the number of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Predictors of and satisfaction with bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.
BACKGROUND Women with a first-degree relative with breast cancer are at increased risk of developing this disease. The optimal… 
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