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Awareness and utilization of BRCA1/2 testing among U.S. primary care physicians.
American journal of preventive medicine - 1 Jan 2011
Bellcross Cecelia A, Kolor Katherine, Goddard Katrina A B, Coates Ralph J, Reyes Michele, Khoury Muin J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Testing for mutations in the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BRCA) has been commercially available since 1996. PURPOSE: This study sought to determine, among U.S. primary care physicians, the level of awareness and utilization of BRCA testing and the 2005 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations. METHODS: In 2009, data were analyzed on 1500 physician...
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