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Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment for Breast Cancer in Latin America.
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion - 1 Jan 2000
Chavarri-Guerra Yanin, Blazer Kathleen Reilly, Weitzel Jeffrey Nelson
Abstract excerpt
In Latin America, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, and limited available data suggest that up to 15% of all breast cancer cases in the region are hereditary. Genetic cancer risk assessment and counseling is a critical component of the appropriate clinical care of patients with hereditary breast cancer and their families. Unfortunately, genetic services are underdeveloped across Latin America,...
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