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Expanding the criteria for BRCA mutation testing in breast cancer survivors.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Sept 2010
Kwon Janice S, Gutierrez-Barrera Angelica M, Young Diana, Sun Charlotte C, Daniels Molly S, Lu Karen H, Arun Banu
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PURPOSE: Every year approximately 25% of women diagnosed with breast cancer are younger than 50 years of age, and almost 10% of them have a BRCA mutation. Not all potential carriers are identified by existing criteria for BRCA testing. We estimated the costs and benefits of different BRCA testing...
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