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Intervention Review

Prophylactic mastectomy for the prevention of breast cancer

  1. Liz Lostumbo1,*,
  2. Nora E Carbine2,
  3. Judi Wallace3,
  4. Jeanette Ezzo4,
  5. Kay Dickersin5

Editorial Group: Cochrane Breast Cancer Group

Published Online: 8 OCT 2008

Assessed as up-to-date: 18 FEB 2003

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002748.pub2

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Lostumbo L, Carbine NE, Wallace J, Ezzo J, Dickersin K. Prophylactic mastectomy for the prevention of breast cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD002748. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002748.pub2.

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  1. 1

    National Breast Cancer Coalition, Potomac, Maryland, USA

  2. 2

    Washington, D.C., USA

  3. 3

    National Breast Cancer Coalition, Baltimore, MD, USA

  4. 4

    James P. Swyers Enterprises, Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  5. 5

    Johns Hopkins University, Center for Clinical Trials and US Cochrane Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

*Liz Lostumbo, National Breast Cancer Coalition, 10615 Great Arbor Dr, Potomac, Maryland, 20854, USA. L_FLostumbo@comcast.net.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 8 OCT 2008

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