Preventive mastectomy
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| Preventive mastectomy | |
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| Term | Preventive mastectomy |
| Short definition | preventive mastectomy - (pronounced) (pree-VEN-tiv ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before the disease develops. A preventive mastectomy can be performed in people who are at very high risk of developing breast cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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preventive mastectomy - (pronounced) (pree-VEN-tiv ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before the disease develops. A preventive mastectomy can be performed in people who are at very high risk of developing breast cancer. Also called prophylactic mastectomy and risk-reducing mastectomy
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Preventive mastectomy
- Wikipedia's article - Preventive mastectomy
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