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Hereditary Women's Cancer: Management and Risk-Reducing Surgery.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 6 Feb 2023
Conte Carmine, Pelligra Silvia, Sarpietro Giuseppe, Montana Giuseppe Dario, Della Corte Luigi, Bifulco Giuseppe, Martinelli Canio, Ercoli Alfredo, Palumbo Marco, Cianci Stefano
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary women's syndromes due to inherited mutations result in an elevated risk of developing gynecological cancers over the lifetime of affected carriers. The BRCA 1 and 2 mutations, Lynch syndrome (LS), and mutations in rare hereditary syndromes increase this risk and require more effective management of these patients based on surveillance and prophylactic surgery. Patients need counseling regarding...
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