Motivations for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy as a function of socioeconomic status

BACKGROUND: Despite no demonstrated survival advantage for women at average risk of breast cancer, rates of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) continue to increase. Research reveals women with higher socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to select CPM. This study examines how indicator...

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Published in:BMC Womens Health
Main Authors: Baptiste, Dadrie F., MacGeorge, Erina L., Venetis, Maria K., Mouton, Ashton, Friley, L. Brooke, Pastor, Rebekah, Hatten, Kristen, Lagoo, Janaka, Clare, Susan E., Bowling, Monet W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286852/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143474
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0366-2
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