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Population-based genetic testing for Women's cancer prevention.
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology - 1 May 2020
Evans Olivia, Gaba Faiza, Manchanda Ranjit
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in cancer-susceptibility-genes (CSG) can dramatically increase womens' lifetime risk of ovarian, endometrial, breast and bowel cancers. Identification of unaffected carriers is important to enable proactive engagement with highly effective screening and preventive options to minimise cancer risk. Currently, a family-history model is used to identify individuals with CSGs. Complex regional...
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