EBCC-13 manifesto: Balancing pros and cons for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

ABSTRACT: After a diagnosis of unilateral breast cancer, increasing numbers of patients are requesting contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), the surgical removal of the healthy breast after diagnosis of unilateral breast cancer. It is important for the community of breast cancer specialists to provide meaningful guidance to women considering CPM. This manifesto discusses the issues and challenges of CPM and provides recommendations to improve oncological, surgical, physical and psychological outcomes for women presenting with unilateral breast cancer: (1) Communicate best available risks in manageable timeframes to prioritise actions; better risk stratification and implementation of risk-assessment tools combining family history, genetic and genomic information, and treatment and prognosis of

SUBMITTER: Schmidt MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326619 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature