For most women with breast cancer, having a double mastectomy does not offer a survival advantage compared to keeping the other breast. The risk of cancer in the other breast is about 7% over 20 years for these women.
Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variants, which significantly increase cancer risk, may benefit from considering a double mastectomy. The study's results do not apply to this specific group of women.
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