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Osteoporosis risk and management in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Sept 2015
Garcia Christine, Lyon Liisa, Conell Carol, Littell Ramey D, Powell C Bethan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Characterize current management of osteoporosis risk in BRCA carriers following risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO). METHODS: Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation who underwent RRSO were identified from a community-based health system in Northern California from 1995 to 2012. Retrospective chart review using the electronic medical record was performed. The primary outcome was the number of women...
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