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Article: Prophylactic mastectomy can be followed by immediate breast reconstruction.
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- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- February 23, 2004
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2004 FEB 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prophylactic mastectomy decreases patients' anxiety over developing cancer and improves sex life.
According to a study from Netherlands, "The efficacy of prophylactic mastectomy (PM) depends on the ability to remove all breast tissue and a regular mastectomy is recommended. In our study population (n=112), 103 women (94%) have chosen immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) with a silicone prosthesis placed in a subpectoral pocket."
"The median follow-up after IBR was 3.5 (range 1-7) years. These 103 patients underwent 193 PM with IBR: 90 bilateral and 13 unilateral. The median follow-up after IBR was 3.5 (range ...