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Breast cancer, BRCA mutations, and attitudes regarding pregnancy and preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
The oncologist - 1 Aug 2014
Woodson Ashley H, Muse Kimberly I, Lin Heather, Jackson Michelle, Mattair Danielle N, Schover Leslie, Woodard Terri, McKenzie Laurie, Theriault Richard L, Hortobágyi Gabriel N, Arun Banu, Peterson Susan K, Profato Jessica, Litton Jennifer K
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BACKGROUND: Women with premenopausal breast cancer may face treatment-related infertility and have a higher likelihood of a BRCA mutation, which may affect their attitudes toward future childbearing. METHODS: Premenopausal women were invited to participate in a questionnaire study administered before and after BRCA genetic testing. We used the Impact of Event Scale (IES) to evaluate the pre- and post-testing...
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