Dr. Ann Partridge on Epidemic of Bilateral Mastectomies in Breast Cancer
Partridge says there continues to be a growing epidemic of women getting a bilateral mastectomy for unilateral breast cancer. These surgeries include women who are not at high-risk.
Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, breast medical oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses optimal local therapy for women with breast cancer. Partridge says that while studies have shown that lumpectomy followed by radiation is the equivalent of having a mastectomy, there continues to be a growing epidemic of women getting a bilateral mastectomy for unilateral breast cancer. These surgeries include women who are not at high-risk.
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