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Risk-Reducing Strategies for Ovarian Cancer in BRCA Mutation Carriers: A Balancing Act.
The oncologist - 1 Apr 2017
Tschernichovsky Roi, Goodman Annekathryn
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to review the role of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA mutation (mBRCA) carriers and alternative interventions in risk reduction of ovarian cancer (OC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review using PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library was conducted to identify studies of different strategies to prevent OC in mBRCA carriers, including bilateral...
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