Use of Genetic Testing and Prophylactic Mastectomy and Oophorectomy in Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer From Families With a <i>BRCA1</i> or <i>BRCA2</i> Mutation - Concepedia

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Use of Genetic Testing and Prophylactic Mastectomy and Oophorectomy in Women With Breast or Ovarian Cancer From Families With a <i>BRCA1</i> or <i>BRCA2</i> Mutation

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2003

Year

Hanne Meijers-Heijboer, Cecile T.M. Brekelmans, Marian B. E. Menke‐Pluymers, Caroline Seynaeve, Astrid Baalbergen, Curt W. Burger, Ellen Crepin, Ans W.M. van den Ouweland, Bert van Geel, Jan G.M. Klijn

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Abstract

In a clinical setting, we show a high demand for BRCA1/BRCA2 testing and for prophylactic surgery by women with breast and/or ovarian cancer from high-risk families.

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