Bilateral Risk-Reducing Prophylactic Mastectomies in an Unaffected BRCA1 Carrier Using Dermal Sling and Implant

We report a case of bilateral risk-reducing prophylactic mastectomies (B/L RRM) and bilateral risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (B/L RRSO) performed in a 37-year-old healthy BRCA 1 carrier. Althoug h, this is an age-old practice, its acceptance in India has been low for reasons such as cost of surgery, social stigma, lack of awareness, fear of visiting an oncology clinic, surgery and reconstruction, or loss of a healthy organ; and more acceptance towards other risk reduction methods.
Source: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research