title: No reduction in death rate is seen with bilateral mastectomy, US study finds.
authors.affiliation: Seattle.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012923:Social Class; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States