Article
Factors associated with deciding between risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and ovarian cancer screening among high-risk women enrolled in GOG-0199: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Apr 2017
Mai Phuong L, Piedmonte Marion, Han Paul K, Moser Richard P, Walker Joan L, Rodriguez Gustavo, Boggess John, Rutherford Thomas J, Zivanovic Oliver, Cohn David E, Thigpen J Tate, Wenham Robert M, Friedlander Michael L, Hamilton Chad A, Bakkum-Gamez Jamie, Olawaiye Alexander B, Hensley Martee L, Greene Mark H, Huang Helen Q, Wenzel Lari
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Women at increased genetic risk of ovarian cancer (OC) are recommended to have risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) after completion of reproductive planning. Effective screening has not been established, and novel screening modalities are being evaluated. METHODS: Participants chose either RRSO or a novel OC screening regimen (OCS) as their risk management option, and provided demographic and...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Choice Behavior
- Cohort Studies
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Educational Status
- Female
