Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

Pronunciation

Definition 1

Surgery to remove both breasts in order to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

Surgical removal of both non-diseased breasts with the goal of preventing breast carcinoma. (NCI Thesaurus)

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