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- Title
Impact of BRCA1/BRCA2 counseling and testing on newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.
- Authors
Schwartz, Marc D; Lerman, Caryn; Brogan, Barbara; Peshkin, Beth N; Halbert, Chanita Hughes; DeMarco, Tiffani; Lawrence, William; Main, David; Finch, Clinton; Magnant, Colette; Pennanen, Marie; Tsangaris, Theodore; Willey, Shawna; Isaacs, Claudine
- Abstract
Approximately 5% to 10% of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Given these patients' high risk for contralateral breast cancer, bilateral mastectomy is increasingly considered a treatment option for newly diagnosed BRCA1/2 carriers. In the present study, we prospectively evaluated the impact on surgical decision-making of pretreatment genetic counseling and BRCA1/BRCA2 testing among breast cancer patients at high-risk for carrying a mutation.
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2004, Vol 22, Issue 10, p1823
- ISSN
0732-183X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2004.04.086