Article
Contemporary risk assessment and risk-reducing strategies for tubo-ovarian cancer in women with BRCA pathogenic variants.
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 1 Jun 2026
Viveros-Carreño David, Beshar Isabel, Agustí Nuria, Murthy Ananya, Mora-Soto Nathalia, Iniesta Maria D, Barajas Karla, Melamed Alexander, Rauh-Hain J Alejandro, Wilke Roni Nitecki
Abstract excerpt
Tubo-ovarian cancer represents the most lethal gynecologic malignancy, and its burden is compounded by the absence of effective screening and the substantial lifetime risk carried by women with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants. While risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy remains the standard for prevention, conferring reduction in tubo-ovarian cancer risk and improved overall survival, it also induces...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Risk Assessment
- Ovarian Neoplasms
- Fallopian Tube Neoplasms
- Risk Reduction Behavior
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
- BRCA2 Protein
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
