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Effect of genetic cancer risk assessment on surgical decisions at breast cancer diagnosis.

Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Dec 2003

Weitzel Jeffrey N, McCaffrey Sarah M, Nedelcu Raluca, MacDonald Deborah J, Blazer Kathleen R, Cullinane Carey A

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HYPOTHESIS: Breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutation status affects patients' surgical decisions when genetic cancer risk assessment is offered at the time of breast cancer diagnosis, prior to definitive treatment. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTIONS: Outcomes following genetic cancer risk assessment were studied for women newly diagnosed as having breast cancer who were prospectively enrolled in an institutional review...

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PMID: 14662532
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.138.12.1323

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