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Effect of prevention strategies on survival and quality-adjusted survival of women with BRCA1/2 mutations: an updated decision analysis.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 15 May 2002
Grann Victor R, Jacobson Judith S, Thomason Dustin, Hershman Dawn, Heitjan Daniel F, Neugut Alfred I
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PURPOSE: This study updates findings regarding the effects of prophylactic surgery, chemoprevention, and surveillance on the survival and quality-adjusted survival of women who test positive for BRCA1/2 mutations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Markov modeling of outcomes was performed in a simulated cohort of 30-year-old women who tested positive for BRCA1/2 mutations. The model incorporated breast and ovarian cancer...
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