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 …

Breast Oncoplastic Surgery (OS) has established itself as a safe procedure associated with
the treatment of breast cancer, but the term is broad, encompassing procedures associated …

Introduction Considering the increasing women's awareness of health promotion and
disease prevention programs, mutation carriers are inevitably asked to face important …

The aim of this article is to understand the components of decision regret for women making
breast cancer treatment decisions. Patient‐centered care models encourage women to …

Introduction Women with early-stage breast cancer (EBC) are commonly required to make
treatment decisions. Decision regret regarding treatments is an adverse outcome that …

Peace of mind is an anticipated emotional outcome that can strongly influence decision
making and potentially act as a heuristic or mental shortcut. In patients with cancer, peace of …

Purpose Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) is increasingly performed in average-
risk patients despite the lack of survival benefit. In an era of heightened awareness of …

Background: Although breast reconstruction after bilateral mastectomies including a
contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is known to have a higher overall complication profile …

El primer Consenso Nacional sobre Diagnóstico y Tratamiento del Cáncer Mamario se llevó
a cabo en septiembre de 1994, en Colima; sus conclusiones se difundieron ampliamente1 y …

Background Breast reconstruction (BR) is routinely offered to restore symmetry after
mastectomy for breast cancer. Not all women, however, may want reconstructive surgery. A …