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(PROH-fih-LAK-tik ma-STEK-toh-mee)
| | Surgery to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before disease develops. Also called preventive mastectomy. |
| Previous Definitions: | promegapoietin, ProMune, promyelocytic leukemia, prophylactic, prophylactic cranial irradiation | | Next Definitions: | prophylactic oophorectomy, prophylactic surgery, prophylaxis, prospective, prospective cohort study |
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