PREVENTIVE MASTECTOMY


Meaning of PREVENTIVE MASTECTOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [pree-VEN-tiv ma-STEK-tuh-mee] ]

Surgery to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer by removing one or both breasts before disease develops. Also called prophylactic mastectomy.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).