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Risk reducing salpingectomy and delayed oophorectomy in high risk women: views of cancer geneticists, genetic counsellors and gynaecological oncologists in the UK.
Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2015
Chandrasekaran Dhivya, Menon Usha, Evans Gareth, Crawford Robin, Saridogan Ertan, Jacobs Chris, Tischkowitz Marc, Brockbank Elly, Kalsi Jatinder, Jurkovic Davor, Manchanda Ranjit
Abstract excerpt
Risk-reducing-salpingectomy and Delayed-Oophorectomy (RRSDO) is being proposed as a two-staged approach in place of RRSO to reduce the risks associated with premature menopause in high-risk women. We report on the acceptability/attitude of UK health professionals towards RRSDO. An anonymised web-based survey was sent to UK Cancer Genetics Group (CGG) and British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS) members to...
Topics
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Female
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Ovarian Neoplasms
