| Preventive mastectomy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | General surgeon/plastic surgeon |
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.[1][2]
- ^ Mayo Clinic staff. "Prophylactic mastectomy: Surgery to reduce breast cancer risk". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ NIH staff. "Preventive Mastectomy". National Cancer Institute. Retrieved 2013-05-14.