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Perception of Screening and Risk Reduction Surgeries in Patients Tested for a BRCA Deleterious Mutation.
- Source :
- Cancer (0008543X); 4/15/2009, Vol. 115 Issue 8, p1598-1604, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The article offers information on a study assessing various perceptions on medical strategies such as screening and surgical in women with high-risk for breast cancer. The methods used in the study were based on the responses of women who were positively and negatively tested for deleterious mutation. Results from the study show that majority of BRCA+ women attest the effectivity of prophylactic mastectomy (PM) in risk-reduction of breast cancer in women.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0008543X
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Cancer (0008543X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37807249
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.24199