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Prophylactic Mastectomy Associated with Reduced Breast Cancer Risk Among Mutation Carriers
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy is associated with a 90% reduction in the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers, a new study has found.
In 1999, a group of researchers reported that bilateral prophylactic mastectomy was associated with a 90%
Monoclonal Antibody Approved for Colorectal Cancer