Perceptions, knowledge, and satisfaction with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among young women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey.
Rosenberg SM, Tracy MS, Meyer ME, Sepucha K, Gelber S, Hirshfield-Bartek J, Troyan S, Morrow M, Schapira L, Come SE, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Perceptions, knowledge, and satisfaction with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among young women with breast cancer: a cross-sectional survey. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2013, 159: 373-81. PMID: 24042365, PMCID: PMC3968260, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-6-201309170-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyContralateral breast cancerBreast cancerCross-sectional surveyYoung womenProphylactic mastectomyBilateral breast cancerBreast cancer worryAge 40 yearsCommunity medical centerBRCA2 mutation carriersSusan G. KomenBilateral mastectomyUnaffected breastCancer worryMedical CenterMutation carriersMost womenCancerEvidence-based decisionsMastectomyRecall biasWomenRiskActual risk