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Predictors of risk-reducing surgery intentions following genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Translational behavioral medicine - 20 May 2020
Ladd Mary Kathleen, Peshkin Beth N, Senter Leigha, Baldinger Shari, Isaacs Claudine, Segal Hannah, Philip Samantha, Phillips Chloe, Shane Kate, Martin Aimee, Weinstein Veronique, Pilarski Robert, Jeter Joanne, Sweet Kevin, Hatten Bonnie, Wurtmann Elisabeth J, Phippen Shanda, Bro Della, Schwartz Marc D
Abstract excerpt
Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) are increasingly used to reduce breast and ovarian cancer risk following BRCA1/BRCA2 testing. However, little is known about how genetic counseling influences decisions about these surgeries. Although previous studies have examined intentions prior to counseling, few have examined RRM and RRSO intentions in the critical window between genetic...
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