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Impact of screening for breast cancer in high-risk women on health-related quality of life.
British journal of cancer - 5 Jul 2004
Rijnsburger A J, Essink-Bot M L, van Dooren S, Borsboom G J J M, Seynaeve C, Bartels C C M, Klijn J G M, Tibben A, de Koning H J
Abstract excerpt
The effectiveness of intensive surveillance in women at high risk for breast cancer due to a familial or genetic predisposition is uncertain and is currently being evaluated in a Dutch magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening (MRISC) study, in which annual imaging consists of mammography and MRI. Unfavourable side effects on health-related quality of life may arise from this screening process. We examined the...
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