National trends in contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with locally advanced breast cancer.

Hinaben PanchalMelissa L PilewskieClifford C SheckterClaudia R AlbornozShantanu N RazdanJoseph J DisaPeter G CordeiroBabak J MehraraEvan Matros

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)

Increasing numbers of women with unilateral cT4M0 breast cancer are undergoing CPM. This rising trend warrants further research to understand stakeholders' preferences in surgical decision-making for women with locally advanced breast cancer.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
decision making
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radiation therapy
computed tomography
phase ii study
clinical trial
quality improvement
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography
breast cancer risk
image quality
lymph node
young adults
double blind