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Hormonal management after risk-reducing surgery in BRCA-mutated triple-negative breast cancer survivors.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 7 Mar 2026
Jörg Inna, Chronas Dimitrios
Abstract excerpt
Premenopausal women carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation are frequently advised to undergo risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) to lower their significantly increased lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. However, this procedure induces abrupt estrogen deprivation, resulting in premature menopause with well-documented consequences including vasomotor symptoms (e.g., hot flashes, night sweats), urogenital...
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