Clinical features, prognosis, and influencing factors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in 58 patients with breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The past two decades have witnessed the increasing application of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for women with breast cancer in the western countries. Over 30% of young patients choose to underwent CPM up to 2015. However, the adoption rate of CPM has not shown a remarkably increasing in Asian countries. In China, only a few centers have introduced CPM, and no relevant literature has been published. In this study, we look forward to identify the clinical features and prognostic factors of women who underwent CPM in our hospital, to inform decision-making processes for both doctors and patients.

Methods

The clinical data of 58 eligible patients were retrospectively analyzed. Intergroup comparisons were based on independent samples t-test and ch

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7812232 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature