Breast cancer surveillance in BRCA positive Sri Lankan women: health equity for a high-risk group at a limited resource setting
Abstract Background BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants account for 90% of hereditary breast malignancies, incurring a lifetime breast cancer risk of 85% and 40–45% respectively, in affected individuals. Well-resourced health care settings offer genetic counselling and genetic screening for suscepti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Women's Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02797-z |