title: Pounds of prevention for ounces of cure: surgery as a preventive strategy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment