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Risk factors associated with the occurrence of breast cancer after bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in high-risk women.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Feb 2011
Ramon Y Cajal Teresa, Torres Asunción, Alonso Carmen, Fisas David, Ojeda Belen, Boguña Isidre, Prat Jaime, Baiget Montserrat, Barnadas Agusti
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INTRODUCTION: Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is a common procedure for preventing breast and ovarian cancer in high-risk women. The goal of this study was to determine the incidence of subsequent breast cancer (BC) in a high-risk population and to identify clinical and epidemiological predictors of BC following BSO. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and thirty-three consecutive high-risk women, tested for...
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