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Mammography screening and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a prospective study.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Aug 2014
Giannakeas Vasily, Lubinski Jan, Gronwald Jacek, Moller Pal, Armel Susan, Lynch Henry T, Foulkes William D, Kim-Sing Charmaine, Singer Christian, Neuhausen Susan L, Friedman Eitan, Tung Nadine, Senter Leigha, Sun Ping, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
Women with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer may be at increased risk of cancer after exposure to ionizing radiation. It is unclear whether mammography screening increases the risk of breast cancer among BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. We identified 2,346 women with a BRCA1 (n = 1844) or BRCA2 (n = 502) mutation and no breast cancer, and we reviewed their history of mammography exposure. These women were...
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