A preventive mastectomy, also called a prophylactic or risk-reducing mastectomy, is an elective operation to remove the breasts in order to reduce the risk of breast cancer.
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A preventive mastectomy or prophylactic mastectomy or risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) is an elective operation to remove the breasts so that the risk of breast cancer is reduced.
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A preventive mastectomy or prophylactic mastectomy or risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) is an elective operation to remove the breasts so that the risk of breast cancer is reduced.
Treats: Breast Cancer, Lead: treats Breast Cancer
A preventive mastectomy or prophylactic mastectomy or risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) is an elective operation to remove the breasts so that the risk of breast cancer is reduced.
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