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Adherence to the breast cancer surveillance program for women at risk for familial breast and ovarian cancer versus overscreening: a monocenter study in Germany.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2016
Vetter Lisa, Keller Monika, Bruckner Thomas, Golatta Michael, Eismann Sabine, Evers Christina, Dikow Nicola, Sohn Christof, Heil Jörg, Schott Sarah
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Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cancer among women worldwide and in 5-10 % of cases is of hereditary origin, mainly due to BRCA1/2 mutations. Therefore, the German Consortium for Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) with its 15 specialized academic centers offers families at high risk for familial/hereditary cancer a multimodal breast cancer surveillance program (MBCS) with regular breast MRI, mammography,...
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