Risk-reducing mastectomy is recommended for high-risk patients but may have significant psychological consequences. This study aimed to determine the differences in anxiety, depressive symptomatology, body image and quality of life in women with an increased risk of breast cancer immediately before and after undergoing risk-reducing mastectomy.
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