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Attitude towards prophylactic surgery and effects of genetic counselling in families with BRCA mutations. Austrian Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Group.

British journal of cancer - 1 Apr 2000

Wagner T M, Möslinger R, Langbauer G, Ahner R, Fleischmann E, Auterith A, Friedmann A, Helbich T, Zielinski C, Pittermann E, Seifert M, Oefner P

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The intent of this study was to evaluate the effect that an awareness of being a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carrier has on the attitude towards prophylactic surgery and on developing depression symptoms. Thirty-five families were selected on the basis of previously detected BRCA1 or 2 mutations and 90 family members were given the appropriate questionnaires. Prophylactic mastectomy (PM) was considered by 21% of the...

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PMID: 10755396
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.1086
PMCID: PMC2374490

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