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Annual screening strategies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation carriers: a comparative effectiveness analysis.
Cancer - 15 Apr 2012
Lowry Kathryn P, Lee Janie M, Kong Chung Y, McMahon Pamela M, Gilmore Michael E, Cott Chubiz Jessica E, Pisano Etta D, Gatsonis Constantine, Ryan Paula D, Ozanne Elissa M, Gazelle G Scott
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BACKGROUND: Although breast cancer screening with mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recommended for breast cancer-susceptibility gene (BRCA) mutation carriers, there is no current consensus on the optimal screening regimen. METHODS: The authors used a computer simulation model to compare 6 annual screening strategies (film mammography [FM], digital mammography [DM], FM and magnetic resonance...
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