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Self administered screening for hereditary cancers in conjunction with mammography and ultrasound.
Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2013
McDonnell Charles H, Seidenwurm David J, McDonnell Diana E, Bobolis Kristie A
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the feasibility of an automated tablet computer application providing a family and personal history based cancer risk assessment for hereditary breast, ovarian, endometrial and colorectal cancers. 1,002 women presenting for screening mammography and 1,000 presenting for ultrasound were offered screening. The application calculated the risk of BRCA mutations using BRCAPRO, Myriad and Tyrer-Cuzick risk...
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