Prophylactic mastectomy in high risk patients: a practice-based review of the indications. Do we follow guidelines?
strong family history was the most common indication for PM and adherence to published consensus guidelines regarding the indications for PM was 97.6%. Depression, anxiety and hypothyroidism were the most common co-morbidities observed and the effect these conditions may have on the decision-making process for PM requires further evaluation.
The long-term longitudinal predictive power of reasons for alcohol use (and, to a lesser extent, for marijuana use) suggests that adolescents' self-reported reasons, in particular those involving regulating emotions and experiences, may be early risk factors for continued use and misuse of substances into adulthood.