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Breast cancer surveillance for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers - is "early detection" early enough?
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Feb 2020
Bernstein-Molho Rinat, Kaufman Bella, Ben David Merav A, Sklair-Levy Miri, Feldman Dana Madoursky, Zippel Dov, Laitman Yael, Friedman Eitan
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BACKGROUND: Annual MRI screening is associated with a significant reduction in advanced-stage breast cancer diagnosis in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. The impact that early detection has on subsequent oncological treatment is less frequently reported. In this study we compared disease stage and therapeutic approaches in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers who developed breast cancer while adhering to the recommended...
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