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Influence of germline test results on surgical decision making in women with invasive breast cancer.
Cancer genetics - 1 Aug 2022
Vargason Ashlee B, Turner Clesson E, Shriver Craig D, Ellsworth Rachel E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While therapeutic mastectomy with contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (TM+CPM) and/or bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) are recommended for women with pathogenic variants (PV) in some cancer predisposition genes, evidence for the utility of these surgeries for women with PV in other genes currently is insufficient. In conjunction, current guidelines recommend that clinical management should not...
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