Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8776777 | The Breast | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Although oophorectomy is usually only recommended to women at increased risk of ovarian cancer it has been shown in numerous studies to reduce breast cancer risks in the general population and in those with mutations in BRCA1/2. However, recent evidence from studies that have confined analysis to true prospective follow up have cast doubt on the efficacy of oophorectomy to reduce breast cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers, at least in the short-term.
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Authors
D. Gareth Evans, Sacha J. Howell, Anthony Howell,