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Early cancer detection programmes for women at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer: a proposal of practical guidelines.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 Dec 1996
Beckmann M W, Schnürch H G, Bodden-Heidrich R, Mosny D S, Crombach G, Nitz U, Achnoula M, Bender H G
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Women from families with multiple breast and/or ovarian cancers may be at increased risk to develop breast/ovarian cancer themselves. Due to personal experience with family members having these diseases they are anxious and ask for specific prophylactic measurements or treatment. The detection of two susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, has given insight into the genetic background of part of the familial...
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