3 June 2014 A study was recently published evaluating the reasons why women diagnosed with breast cancer might undergo a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. First, some definitions: - Mastectomy – removal of the entire breast - Prophylactic mastectomy – removal of a breast that does not have cancer - Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) – removal of the breast that does NOT have cancer, in a patient undergoing mastectomy…