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Mastectomy for Cancer Prevention

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Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Women

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 75))

Abstract

At present, we are unable to identify which women will inevitably develop breast cancer, but factors associated with an increased risk include a history of a previous breast cancer, a strong family history of breast cancer, and previous breast biopsies which demonstrated in situ breast cancer or atypical proliferative lesions.

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  1. Oncology Department, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK

    Basil A. Stoll (Honorary Consulting Physician, Consultant) (Honorary Consulting Physician, Consultant)

  2. Joint Breast Clinic, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK

    Basil A. Stoll (Honorary Consulting Physician, Consultant) (Honorary Consulting Physician, Consultant)

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Houlihan, M.J., Goldwyn, R.M. (1995). Mastectomy for Cancer Prevention. In: Stoll, B.A. (eds) Reducing Breast Cancer Risk in Women. Developments in Oncology, vol 75. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0489-0_9

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