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Genetic Diagnosis before Surgery has an Impact on Surgical Decision in BRCA Mutation Carriers with Breast Cancer.
World journal of surgery - 1 May 2018
Park Sungmin, Lee Jeong Eon, Ryu Jai Min, Kim Issac, Bae Soo Youn, Lee Se Kyung, Yu Jonghan, Kim Seok Won, Nam Seok Jin
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BACKGROUND: The first aim of our study was to evaluate surgical decision-making by BRCA mutation carriers with breast cancer based on the timing of knowledge of their BRCA mutation status. The second aim was to evaluate breast cancer outcome following surgical treatment. METHODS: This was a retrospective study of 164 patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, tested for BRCA mutation, and treated with...
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