Importance Rates of bilateral mastectomy continue to increase in average-risk women with
unilateral in situ and invasive breast cancer. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy rates …

Background It is not clear whether clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and consensus
statements (CSs) are adequately promoting shared decision making (SDM). Objective To …

Background We sought to estimate the annual risk and 25-year cumulative risk of
contralateral breast cancer among women with stage 0–III unilateral breast cancer. Methods …

Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a highly accurate method for staging the
axilla in early breast cancer. Superparamagnetic iron oxide mapping agents have been …

Background Difficulty in preoperatively assessing the risk for occult invasion or surgery that
precludes future accurate axillary mapping in patients with ductal cancer in situ (DCIS) …

Background For average-risk women with unilateral breast cancer, contralateral prophylactic
mastectomy (CPM) offers no survival benefit and contributes to increased costs and patient …

Background: Within the multidisciplinary management of breast cancer, variations exist in
the reconstructive options offered and care provided. The authors evaluated plastic surgeon …

Introduction The use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) continues to grow
despite the absence of evidence supporting a survival benefit. This study's objectives were …

Importance Rates of lumpectomy for breast cancer management in the United States
previously declined in favor of more aggressive surgical options, such as mastectomy and …

Background: The effects of recent initiatives to better educate unilateral breast cancer (UBC)
patients about contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) have not been fully examined …