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Preoperative Panel Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Does Not Significantly Impact Time to Surgery for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients Compared with BRCA1/2 Testing.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Oct 2017
Murphy Amy E, Hussain Lala, Ho Ching, Dunki-Jacobs Erik, Lee David, Tameron Ashley, Huelsman Karen, Rice Courtney, Wexelman Barbara A
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BACKGROUND: This study seeks to determine whether there is a delay in time to surgery in breast cancer patients with panel tests compared with traditional BRCA testing. METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of women diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent genetic evaluation from our institution's Genetic Counselor Database from January 2013 to August 2015. Patients were excluded if they were male,...
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