Personal health behaviors in women who have undergone risk-reducing mastectomy Journal Article
| Authors: | Specht, M. C.; Borgen, P. I.; Fey, J.; Zhang, Z.; Sclafani, L. |
| Article Title: | Personal health behaviors in women who have undergone risk-reducing mastectomy |
| Abstract: | Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) remains an effective yet controversial modality for the primary prevention of breast cancer. Is the choice of RRM consistent with a generally proactive healthy lifestyle? The National Prophylactic Mastectomy Registry is a volunteer database comprised of 460 women who have undergone bilateral RRM. Each patient received a questionnaire drawn from the Centers for Disease Control Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Their responses were compared with gender-specific national data from the Centers for Disease Control. Women in the RRM group were statistically more likely to engage in risk-reducing personal health behavior including not smoking, exercising, maintaining their health, and taking advantage of screening programs. Women in the registry who underwent RRM practiced a more "healthy" lifestyle than gender-matched controls. Therefore, the decision to have prophylactic surgery may have been part of a proactive approach toward their overall physical well-being. © 2004 Excerpta Medica Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; aged; middle aged; retrospective studies; major clinical study; cancer risk; cancer prevention; mastectomy; risk factors; exercise; health behavior; cancer screening; health survey; smoking; breast neoplasms; risk factor; risk assessment; health program; questionnaire; register; statistical analysis; health; risk reduction; lifestyle; behavioral risk factor surveillance system; surgical patient; health behaviors; humans; human; female; priority journal; article; risk-reducing mastectomy |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Surgery |
| Volume: | 188 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9610 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2004-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 448 |
| End Page: | 449 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.06.016 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 15474447 |
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| Notes: | Am. J. Surg. -- Cited By (since 1996):3 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- CODEN: AJSUA -- Source: Scopus |
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