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Psychosocial factors associated with the uptake of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among BRCA1/2 mutation noncarriers with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2017
Hamilton Jada G, Genoff Margaux C, Salerno Melissa, Amoroso Kimberly, Boyar Sherry R, Sheehan Margaret, Fleischut Megan Harlan, Siegel Beth, Arnold Angela G, Salo-Mullen Erin E, Hay Jennifer L, Offit Kenneth, Robson Mark E
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer may consider contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) to reduce their future risk of cancer in their unaffected breast. Pre-surgical BRCA1/2 genetic testing can provide valuable risk information to guide this choice. However, little is understood about why BRCA1/2 mutation noncarriers, who are generally not at substantially elevated risk of...
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