“High-Risk Breast Cancer Screening in BRCA1/2 Carriers Leads to Early Detection and Improved Survival After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis”

“High-Risk Breast Cancer Screening in BRCA1/2 Carriers Leads to Early Detection and Improved Survival After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis”

BackgroundGermline BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant (PV) carriers have high lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and therefore subjected to intense lifetime screening. However, solid data on the effectiveness of high-risk screening of the BRCA1/2 carrier population is limited.Patients and MethodsRetr...

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Main Authors: Shay Shraga, Albert Grinshpun, Aviad Zick, Luna Kadouri, Yogev Cohen, Ofra Maimon, Yael Adler-Levy, Galina Zeltzer, Avital Granit, Bella Maly, Einat Carmon, Vardiella Meiner, Tamar Sella, Tamar Hamburger, Tamar Peretz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer
BRCA1/2
high-risk
survival
screening
downstaging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.683656/full

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