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Prevention of breast cancer in women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations: a critical review of the literature.

International journal of cancer - 10 Nov 2004

Calderon-Margalit Ronit, Paltiel Ora

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The purpose of our study was to review the evidence for the efficacy of surveillance for early detection, bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, prophylactic oophorectomy and chemoprevention in preventing breast cancer and improving survival of BRCA1 or BRCA2 carriers. A critical review of journal articles published between 1998 and 2004 identified by searches of MEDLINE, PubMed and references of retrieved articles...

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PMID: 15382059
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20429

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