Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Small survival benefit for women who opt for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 18th, 2010

Among breast cancer patients, surgical removal of the opposite breast is associated with a small increase in 5-year survival, specifically for younger women with early-stage, estrogen-receptor negative tumors, according to a study published online February 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

To prevent subsequent breast cancer, some women with cancer in one breast will have the other breast surgically removed. This study was undertaken because it is unknown if this treatment increases a woman's lifespan.

To determine this, Isabelle Bedrosian, M.D., and George J. Chang, M.D., of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2010-03-18)

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