This statistic shows physicians' views about recommending preventative mastectomy for women who have a BRCA gene mutation or breast cancer history, according to a survey conducted on September 25, 2017. On that date, 64 percent of the survey respondents from around the globe stated that a preventative mastectomy should be recommended if both a family history and gene mutation are present.
Do you think a preventative mastectomy should be recommended for women who have a BRCA gene mutation and a family history of breast cancer?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Yes, if both a family history and gene mutation are present
64%
Yes, if a gene mutation is present
14%
Yes, if a family history is present
6%
No, a preventative masectomy should not be recommended
16%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents64%64%14%14%6%6%16%16%Yes, if both a family history and gene mutation arepresentYes, if a gene mutation is presentYes, if a family history is presentNo, a preventative masectomy should not berecommended
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SERMO. (September 25, 2017). Do you think a preventative mastectomy should be recommended for women who have a BRCA gene mutation and a family history of breast cancer? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829877/mastectomy-for-women-with-brca-gene-mutation-or-breast-cancer-history-physicians-view/
SERMO. "Do you think a preventative mastectomy should be recommended for women who have a BRCA gene mutation and a family history of breast cancer?." Chart. September 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829877/mastectomy-for-women-with-brca-gene-mutation-or-breast-cancer-history-physicians-view/
SERMO. (2017). Do you think a preventative mastectomy should be recommended for women who have a BRCA gene mutation and a family history of breast cancer?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829877/mastectomy-for-women-with-brca-gene-mutation-or-breast-cancer-history-physicians-view/
SERMO. "Do You Think a Preventative Mastectomy Should Be Recommended for Women Who Have a Brca Gene Mutation and a Family History of Breast Cancer?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829877/mastectomy-for-women-with-brca-gene-mutation-or-breast-cancer-history-physicians-view/
SERMO, Do you think a preventative mastectomy should be recommended for women who have a BRCA gene mutation and a family history of breast cancer? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829877/mastectomy-for-women-with-brca-gene-mutation-or-breast-cancer-history-physicians-view/ (last visited April 07, 2025)
Do you think a preventative mastectomy should be recommended for women who have a BRCA gene mutation and a family history of breast cancer? [Graph], SERMO, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829877/mastectomy-for-women-with-brca-gene-mutation-or-breast-cancer-history-physicians-view/
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