Prophylactic mastectomy: o sentimento e a razão
We carried out a review based on the study by Hartmann et al. (1), which showed new aspects on the controversial matter of Prophylactic Mastectomy for breast cancer prevention. The results of the study indicated a dramatic 90% reduction on the relative risk for developing breast cancer. We reviewed...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | UFRGS |
| Repositorio: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
| Lenguaje: | Portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/125731 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/125731 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Câncer de mama mastectomia profilática terapia de substituição glandular prevenção de câncer breast cancer prophylactic mastectomy replacement therapy cancer prevention |
| Sumario: | We carried out a review based on the study by Hartmann et al. (1), which showed new aspects on the controversial matter of Prophylactic Mastectomy for breast cancer prevention. The results of the study indicated a dramatic 90% reduction on the relative risk for developing breast cancer. We reviewed the subject observing the matters of exposure and risk for developing breast cancer. We also assessed the results published in the literature in order to understand the magnitude of the risk and the potential benefits related to the procedure. |
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