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. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2251348.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.51348.

Rates of Bilateral Mastectomy in Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Marie Fefferman  1 , Kyra Nicholson  1 , Kristine Kuchta  2 , Catherine Pesce  3 , Katherine Kopkash  3 , Katharine Yao  3
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Rates of Bilateral Mastectomy in Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Marie Fefferman et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e236719. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6719. JAMA Netw Open. 2023. PMID: 36939706 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Plain language summary

This cohort study builds on previous research from the National Cancer Database to assess whether rates of bilateral mastectomy continue to increase.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Rates of Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS), Unilateral Mastectomy (UM), and Bilateral Mastectomy (BM) From 2008 to 2020
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Bilateral Mastectomy Rates Stratified by Age Group From 2008 to 2020
BCS indicates breast conserving surgery.
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