Practical consensus recommendation on when to do BRCA testing

Practical consensus recommendation on when to do BRCA testing

BRCA-mutation associated breast cancer and to future cancer risks and sensitivity to systemic therapies. Now that rapid genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is available, BRCA mutation status can be considered when making treatment and prevention decisions for BRCA testing, BRCA mutation ca...

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Main Authors: Purvish M Parikh, J Wadhwa, S Minhas, A Gupta, S Mittal, S Ranjan, P Mehta, R Singh, S P Kataria, S Salim, M Ahmed, S Aggarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
40 years
age
extended germline mutation
family history
ovarian cancer
pancreatic
paternal history
prostate
Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2018;volume=7;issue=2;spage=106;epage=109;aulast=Parikh
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Summary:BRCA-mutation associated breast cancer and to future cancer risks and sensitivity to systemic therapies. Now that rapid genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is available, BRCA mutation status can be considered when making treatment and prevention decisions for BRCA testing, BRCA mutation carriers with breast cancer. Expert group used data from published literature, practical experience, and opinion of a large group of academic oncologists, to arrive at practical consensus recommendations for use by the community oncologists.
ISSN:2278-330X

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