Article
Uptake of Risk-Reducing Surgeries in an International Real-World Cohort of Hispanic Women.
JCO global oncology - 1 Oct 2024
Chavarri-Guerra Yanin, Ferrigno-Guajardo Ana, Villarreal-Garza Cynthia, Martinez-Cannon Bertha Alejandra, Abugattas-Saba Julio, Fontaine Annette C, Horcasitas Darling J, Mora-Alferez Pamela, Unzeitig Gary W, Brown Sandra, Mohar-Betancourt Alejandro, Nehoray Bita, Del Toro-Valero Azucena, Daneri-Navarro Adrian, Ganschow Pamela, Komenaka Ian, Rodriguez Yenni, Gutierrez Seymour Gubidxa, Valdez Leonora, Blazer Kathleen R, Ellis Shellie, Weitzel Jeffrey N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Women with pathogenic variants (PVs) in breast cancer (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC) associated genes are candidates for cancer risk-reducing strategies. Limited information is available regarding risk-reducing surgeries (RRS) among Hispanics. The aim of this study was to describe the uptake of RRS in an international real-world experience of Hispanic women referred for genetic cancer risk assessment...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Hispanic or Latino
- Middle Aged
- Adult
- Breast Neoplasms
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
