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Showing posts with label prophylactic surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prophylactic surgery. Show all posts
Saturday, May 05, 2012

paywalled: Prophylactic oophorectomy rates in relation to a guideline update on referral to genetic counseling

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Prophylactic oophorectomy rates in relation to a guideline update on referral to genetic counseling : Publication year: 2012 Source: Gyn...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

New Silicone Breast Implant Approved by FDA

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New Silicone Breast Implant Approved by FDA
Monday, March 05, 2012

Long-term outcomes of BRCA1/BRCA2 testing: risk reduction and surveillance (risk reducing surgery - breasts/bilateral salpino-oophorectomies)

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Abstract BACKGROUND: For BRCA1/BRCA2 gene testing to benefit public health, mutation carriers must initiate appropriate risk managemen...

Fallopian Tube Removal as a Method of Ovarian Cancer Prevention: A Descriptive Study - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov

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Fallopian Tube Removal as a Method of Ovarian Cancer Prevention: A Descriptive Study This study is currently recruiting participants. ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

abstract: Lynch syndrome: clinical, pathological, and genetic insights (prophylactic surgery - female)

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Lynch syndrome: clinical, pathological, and genetic insights : Conclusions Therefore, taking the risk reduction into account, extended s...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

abstract: Risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and sexual health: a qualitative study

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Conclusion: This study provided a nuanced view of sexual health in women following RRBSO that was not captured by self-report questionnair...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Jan 2012 abstract: Long-term follow-up of Jewish women with a BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation who underwent population genetic screening

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Blogger's Note : in this study longterm followup = 2 years Abstract There are two mutations in BRCA1 and one in BRCA2, whi...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Making comparative effectiveness work in cancer care - Cancer Network

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Note: discusses cost eg. BRCA's - surgery vs surveillance