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. 2018 Apr 5;2018(4):CD002748. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002748.pub4

McDonnell 2001.

Methods Case series
Participants Family history/risk ‐ all with a first BC, who had a family history of breast or ovarian cancer
Participants underwent CRRM between 1960 and 1993
 388 = pre‐menopausal
 357 = post‐menopausal
Interventions CRRM (41% subcutaneous, 59% total) = 745
 Comparison group: simulated from age‐adjusted life tables presuming no CRRM
Outcomes BC incidence
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Free of selection bias? High risk The analysis did not sufficiently control for confounding factors (i.e. histology or stage of primary tumor).
Free of performance bias? Low risk Participants identified through search of Surgical Index Recording System for all participants having a CRRM from 1960‐1993.
Free of detection bias? Low risk Medical record information was available for all participants.
Free of attrition bias? Low risk Median length of follow‐up was 10 years. Questionnaires completed for 90.3% of the participants