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Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

Known as: CPM 
Surgical removal of a non-diseased breast along with a cancerous one to reduce the risk of future breast carcinoma.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Surgeons’ Perspectives of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
AbstractBackground Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is commonly performed for the treatment of breast cancer, despite… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
‘Taking Control of Cancer’: Understanding Women’s Choice for Mastectomy
PurposeRates of both unilateral (UM) and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for unilateral early-stage breast cancer… 
2011
2011
Occult Malignancy in Patients Undergoing Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Objective:To identify factors that predict for occult malignancy or high-risk lesions (HRL) in the contralateral breast among… 
2009
2009
Projects' Analysis through CPM (Critical Path Method)
CPM, a technique for analyzing projects by determining the longest sequence of tasks (or the sequence of task with the least… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Linking contralateral breast cancer with genetics.
2008
2008
Counseling breast cancer patients on contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: the physician's role.
CPM may be a rational choice for patients with known BRCA mutations, patients who have received therapeutic chest radiation, and… 
2006
2006
A low-power mixed-signal current-mode DC-DC converter using a one-bit /spl Delta//spl Sigma/ DAC
This work describes a dual-mode mixed-signal peak current-mode controller for high-frequency DC-DC converters. The simple… 
2006
2006
Ultralow Lasing Thresholds of$pi $-Type Supermodes in Cyclic Photonic Molecules Composed of Submicron Disks With Monopole and Dipole Modes
Cyclic photonic molecules (CPMs) composed of an even number of identical submicron-size circular-disk active resonators in free… 
2005
2005
Towards a UML-based educational modeling language
Within the industrial context of e-learning, Educational modeling languages (EML) aim in essence to describe the content and… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
The Role of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Abstract: Invasive lobular carcinoma has been associated with an increased risk of contralateral breast disease. Controversy… 
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