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Risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women: a systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation.
Annals of internal medicine - 18 Feb 2014
Nelson Heidi D, Pappas Miranda, Zakher Bernadette, Mitchell Jennifer Priest, Okinaka-Hu Leila, Fu Rongwei
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BACKGROUND: Mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2) are associated with increased risks for breast, ovarian, and other types of cancer. PURPOSE: To review new evidence on the benefits and harms of risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancer in women. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE and PsycINFO between 2004 and 30 July 2013, the Cochrane Central Register of...
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