Preferences for breast cancer prevention among women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Preferences for breast cancer prevention among women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Abstract Background Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation have high lifetime risks of developing breast and ovarian cancer. The decision to embark on risk reduction strategies is a difficult and personal one. We surveyed an international group of women with BRCA mutations and measured choices and seq...

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Main Authors: Carol A. Mansfield, Kelly A. Metcalfe, Carrie Snyder, Geoffrey J. Lindeman, Joshua Posner, Sue Friedman, Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer, Henry T. Lynch, Steven A. Narod, D. Gareth Evans, Alexander Liede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
BRCA1
BRCA2
High-risk women
Risk-reducing surgeries
Prevention
Survey
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-020-00152-z

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