EBRO 2017

Prophylactic mastectomy

• Prophylactic mastectomy has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer incidence or recurrence, but there is insufficient data to support an improvement in survival in affected or unaffected carriers

• The complexity of the problem demands a multidisciplinary approach within the context of a family cancer clinic.

• Menke-Pluymers MB, et al, Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2005 • Meijers-Heijboer EJ, et al, Lancet. 2000