Prophylactic mastectomy
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| Prophylactic mastectomy | |
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| Term | Prophylactic mastectomy |
| Short definition | prophylactic mastectomy - (pronounced) (PROH-fih-LAK-tik ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before the disease develops. A prophylactic mastectomy can be performed in people who are at very high risk of developing breast cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
prophylactic mastectomy - (pronounced) (PROH-fih-LAK-tik ma-STEK-toh-mee) Surgery to reduce the risk of breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before the disease develops. A prophylactic mastectomy can be performed in people who are at very high risk of developing breast cancer. Also called preventive mastectomy and low-risk mastectomy
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