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Ovarian cancer after breast cancer in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Oct 2025
Apostol Adriana I, Kotsopoulos Joanne, Gronwald Jacek, Kim Raymond H, Karlan Beth Y, Aeilts Amber, Cajal Teresa Ramón Y, Pal Tuya, Eisen Andrea, Bordeleau Louise, Foulkes William D, Couch Fergus, Zakalik Dana, Fruscio Robert, Sun Ping, Lubinski Jan, Tung Nadine, Singer Christian F, Moller Pal, Dominguez-Valentin Mev, Narod Steven A, Metcalfe Kelly
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OBJECTIVE: Inherited BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants (mutations) confer high lifetime risks of breast and ovarian cancers. Estimating the cumulative ovarian cancer risk following a breast cancer diagnosis in these women will help guide decisions regarding preventive salpingo-oophorectomy. METHODS: Women carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation were followed after breast cancer and completed follow-up questionnaires every...
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