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Fatigue and quality of life after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in women at increased risk for hereditary breast-ovarian cancer.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Aug 2009
Michelsen Trond M, Dørum Anne, Tropé Claes G, Fosså Sophie D, Dahl Alv A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is the safest intervention for prevention of ovarian cancer in women at increased risk for hereditary breast-ovarian cancer. Little is known about other effects of RRSO. The objective of this study was to investigate quality of life (QoL) and fatigue in a sample of women who had RRSO for increased cancer risk and to compare the findings with those of...
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