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Gynecologic cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome/hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer families.
Obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Jul 2007
Chen Lee-may, Yang Kathleen Y, Little Sarah E, Cheung Michael K, Caughey Aaron B
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OBJECTIVE: Women from Lynch syndrome/hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch/HNPCC) families have an increased lifetime risk of developing endometrial and ovarian cancer. This study models a comparison of management strategies for women who carry a Lynch/HNPCC mutation. METHODS: A decision analytic model with three arms was designed to compare annual gynecologic examinations with annual screening...
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