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Decision aids for female BRCA mutation carriers: a scoping review.
BMJ open - 13 Jun 2024
McGarrigle Sarah A, Prizeman Geraldine, Spillane Carol, Byrne Niamh, Drury Amanda, Polus Manria, Mockler David, Connolly Elizabeth M, Brady Anne-Marie, Hanhauser Yvonne P
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OBJECTIVES: Women who inherit a pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation are at substantially higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer than average. Several cancer risk management strategies exist to address this increased risk. Decisions about which strategies to choose are complex, personal and multifactorial for these women. Decision aids (DAs) are tools that assist patients in making health-related...
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