Mastectomies on the Rise for Breast Cancer: “The Tide Is Changing”

摘要: In this issue of the Annals are three articles that describe a substantial increase in number therapeutic mastectomies for breast cancer and an increased rate contralateral prophylactic mastectomies. 1–3 These publications reflect national trend is most likely result multiple factors. Of these, major influence change patient attitudes their choices as they contemplate benefits risks increasing array surgical options cancer. Simultaneously, exposed to better information about future disease have bilateral achieve treatment benefit, prevention, cosmetically symmetry breasts, ‘‘peace mind,’’ all one procedure. However, these approaches not everyone, it our burden responsibility ensure patients properly informed know relative complications so can be fully we ask them participate complex decisions.