Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Compared to Unilateral Mastectomy with Routine Surveillance for Unilateral, Sporadic Breast Cancer

Robert C. Keskey,A. Scott LaJoie,Brad Sutton,In K. Kim,William G. Cheadle,Kelly M. McMasters,Nicolas Ajkay

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Compared to Unilateral Mastectomy with Routine Surveillance for Unilateral, Sporadic Breast Cancer

2017

Robert C. Keskey
A. Scott LaJoie
Brad Sutton
In K. Kim
William G. Cheadle
Kelly M. McMasters
Nicolas Ajkay

Background Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) rates in younger women with unilateral breast cancer have more than doubled. Studies of cost and quality of life of the procedure remain inconclusive.

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Unilateral mastectomy
Breast cancer
Cost-effectiveness analysis
General surgery
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Sporadic Breast Cancer
Quality of life
Medicine
societal perspective
medical costs

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