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Breast Cancer
Advances refocus attention on prophylactic mastectomy
April 28th, 2005
According to a study from the United States, "Prophylactic mastectomy continues to be a controversial procedure as a preventive tool against breast cancer. Recent research and other scientific advances, however, have refocused attention on better risk estimation, evidence of efficacy, and improvements in reconstruction." S.L. Spear and colleagues, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, wrote, "The recently discovered genetic markers BRCA1 and BRCA2 have become increasingly important in determining risk; a BRCA1-positive patient's risk of developing breast cancer by the age of 65 is estimated at 50 to 80%. "BRCA1- and BRCA2-positive breast...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-28)
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