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

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

Authors

Marie Fefferman¹, Kyra Nicholson¹, Kristine Kuchta², Catherine Pesce³, Katherine Kopkash³, Katharine Yao³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
² Biostatistical Core, NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute, Evanston, Illinois.
³ Department of Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois.

No abstract available

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.

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
Female
Humans
Mammaplasty*
Mastectomy
Mastectomy, Segmental
Patients