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Prophylactic oophorectomy rates in relation to a guideline update on referral to genetic counseling.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Aug 2012
Pocobelli Gaia, Chubak Jessica, Hanson Nancy, Drescher Charles, Resta Robert, Urban Nicole, Buist Diana S M
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OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether prophylactic oophorectomy rates changed after the introduction of a 2007 health plan clinical guideline recommending systematic referral to a genetic counselor for women with a personal or family history suggestive of an inherited susceptibility to breast/ovarian cancer. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of female members of Group Health, an integrated...
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