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The Case of the Belated BRCA Test.
- Source :
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ONS Voice . Apr2019, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p29-29. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The article present a case study of a 56-year old woman who experienced a rising CA-125 level eighteen months after completing surgical debulking and chemotherapy for stage III high-grade serous ovarian cancer. It is noted that genetic testing to identify BRCA 1 or 2 mutation status at the time of her initial diagnosis could have given prognostic information and predicted her response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24756938
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ONS Voice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135622721