Social Network Surgeon and Media Influence on the Decision to Undergo Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

摘要

Objectives:The rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) has risen sharply in the past decade. The current study was designed to examine social network, surgeon, and media influence on patients’ CPM decision-making, examining not only who influenced the decision, and to what extent, but also the type of influence exerted.