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Postpartum Breast Cancer and Survival in Women With Germline BRCA Pathogenic Variants.
JAMA network open - 1 Apr 2024
Zhang Zhenzhen, Ye Shangyuan, Bernhardt Sarah M, Nelson Heidi D, Velie Ellen M, Borges Virginia F, Woodward Emma R, Evans D Gareth R, Schedin Pepper J
Abstract excerpt
Importance: In young-onset breast cancer (YOBC), a diagnosis within 5 to 10 years of childbirth is associated with increased mortality. Women with germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants (PVs) are more likely to be diagnosed with BC at younger ages, but the impact of childbirth on mortality is unknown. Objective: To determine whether time between most recent childbirth and BC diagnosis is associated with mortality...
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