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Time trends in uptake rates of risk-reducing mastectomy in Israeli asymptomatic BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2021
Galmor Lee, Bernstein-Molho Rinat, Sklair-Levy Miri, Madoursky-Feldman Dana, Zippel Dov, Laitman Yael, Friedman Eitan
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BACKGROUND: The rate of risk-reducing bilateral mastectomy (RRBM) among cancer-free Israeli female BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers was reportedly 13% in 2010. Current RRBM rates in Israel and factors seemingly associated with opting for RRBM were reevaluated. METHODS: Israeli female cancer-free BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers, who were followed at the high-risk clinic at Sheba Medical Center between January 2011 and...
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