Genetic Counseling, Screening and Risk-Reducing Surgery in Patients with Primary Breast Cancer and Germline BRCA Mutations: Unmet Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Genetic Counseling, Screening and Risk-Reducing Surgery in Patients with Primary Breast Cancer and Germline BRCA Mutations: Unmet Needs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Objective:Worldwide genetic counseling practices are variable and often not reported in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We present the follow-up genetic counseling, breast screening, risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) in a cohort of s...

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Main Authors: Hiba A. Moukadem, Ahmad Al Masry, Rula W. Atwani, Firas Kreidieh, Lana E. Khalil, Rita Saroufim, Sarah Daouk, Iman Abou Dalle, Nagi S. El Saghir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2022-01-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
Subjects:
hereditary breast cancer
genetic counseling
screening; contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy
germline brca mutation
vus mutation
Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/genetic-counseling-screening-and-risk-reducing-sur/49531

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