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Use of total abdominal hysterectomy and hormone replacement therapy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2009
Gabriel C A, Tigges-Cardwell J, Stopfer J, Erlichman J, Nathanson K, Domchek S M
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INTRODUCTION: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) reduces the risk of developing ovarian and breast cancer in BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 (BRCA1/2) mutation carriers. The short-term use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after RRSO may relieve menopausal symptoms and does not appear to affect the...
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