Fear of Recurrence and Perceived Survival Benefit are Primary Motivators for Choosing Mastectomy over Breast-Conservation Therapy Regardless of Age

摘要

Introduction Recent studies have reported increases in the rate of mastectomy and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). We hypothesized that there would be different reasons for choosing mastectomy for women aged <50 compared with those aged ≥50 years.