Article
Long-term results of screening with magnetic resonance imaging in women with BRCA mutations.
British journal of cancer - 26 Jun 2012
Passaperuma K, Warner E, Causer P A, Hill K A, Messner S, Wong J W, Jong R A, Wright F C, Yaffe M J, Ramsay E A, Balasingham S, Verity L, Eisen A, Curpen B, Shumak R, Plewes D B, Narod S A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The addition of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to screening mammography for women with BRCA mutations significantly increases sensitivity, but there is little data on clinical outcomes. We report screening performance, cancer stage, distant recurrence rate, and breast cancer-specific mortality in our screening study. METHODS: From 1997 to 2009, 496 women aged 25 to 65 years with a known...
Topics
- Adult
- Breast Neoplasms
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, BRCA2
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Mammography
- Middle Aged
