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Costs of Cancer Prevention: Physical and Psychosocial Sequelae of Risk-Reducing Total Gastrectomy.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Feb 2024
Gallanis Amber F, Gamble Lauren A, Samaranayake Sarah G, Lopez Rachael, Rhodes Amanda, Rajasimhan Suraj, Fasaye Grace-Ann, Juma Olvan, Connolly Maureen, Joyce Stacy, Berger Ann, Heller Theo, Blakely Andrew M, Hernandez Jonathan M, Davis Jeremy L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Risk-reducing surgery for cancer prevention in solid tumors is a pressing clinical topic because of the increasing availability of germline genetic testing. We examined the short- and long-term outcomes of risk-reducing total gastrectomy (RRTG) and its lesser-known impacts on health-related quality of life (QOL) in individuals with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome. METHODS: Individuals who...
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