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In their own words: treating very young BRCA1/2 mutation-positive women with care and caution.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2014

Hoskins Lindsey M, Werner-Lin Allison, Greene Mark H

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PURPOSE: Young women who have been identified as carrying a deleterious mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 face a unique set of challenges related to managing cancer risk during a demographically-dense stage of life. They may struggle with decision-making in the absence of clear age-specific guidelines for medical management and because they have not yet fully developed the capacity to make life-altering decisions...

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PMID: 24586286
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087696
PMCID: PMC3938837

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