Bilateral Mastectomy and Breast Cancer Mortality

Elisa Agostinetto shared on X about a recent paper titled “Bilateral Mastectomy and Breast Cancer Mortality” published on JAMA Oncology.

Authors: Vasily Giannakeas, David W. Lim, Steven A. Narod

“Does bilateral mastectomy for unilateral breast cancer reduce the risk of breast cancer mortality.

In this cohort study in JAMA Oncology bilateral mastectomy decrease the risk of contralateral breast cancer risk but not breast cancer mortality.”

Source: Elisa Agostinetto/X

Dr. Elisa Agostinetto, is a medical oncologist, specializing in breast cancer research. Elisa Agostinetto is a Medical Research Fellow at the University Hospital of Brussels since November 2021. Additionally, she has serves as a Clinical Research Fellow at Jules Bordet Institute.

Her work focuses on clinical research in oncology, likely involving various aspects of cancer treatment and patient care. Actively engaged in professional societies like ESMO, ASCO, and BSMO, she also contributes as a young investigator in the EORTC Breast Cancer Working Group and as a Committee member of the Young Cancer Professionals within the European Cancer Organization.