Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
Ismail Jatoi, Zoe Kemp
Abstract
This JAMA Insights Clinical Update discusses risk-reducing mastectomy, the surgical removal of the breasts to reduce breast cancer risk in the absence of malignancy, and other risk-reducing strategies based on breast cancer risk.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMastectomyBreast cancerMalignancyRisk assessmentGeneral surgeryCancerSurgeryInternal medicineComputer securityComputer scienceBRCA gene mutations in cancerBreast Implant and ReconstructionBreast Cancer Treatment Studies