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Showing posts with label risk reducing surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label risk reducing surgery. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

abstract: Peritoneal washing cytology in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomies: A 10-year experience and reappraisal of its clinical utility

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Peritoneal washing cytology in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomies: A 10-year experience...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

open access - pdf: Risk-Reducing Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy and Sexual Health: A Qualitative Study

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Abstract Objective: To examine the impact of risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO) on sexual function in BRCA gene mutatio...
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...
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...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

open access: Australasian - Adequacy of risk-reducing gynaecologic surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers and other women at high risk of pelvic serous cancer

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Blogger's Note : see Table 2 for the types of surgery and professional designation of who performed the surgery "All women who ha...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Most women carrying cancer genes (BRCA 1/2) take action: study | Reuters

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Adequacy of risk-reducing gynaecologic surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers and other women at high risk of pelvic serous cancer

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"...Four serous ovarian cancers and one endometrioid endometrial cancer were detected during surgery or pathological examination. In ...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Does bilateral salpingectomy with ovarian retention warrant consideration as a temporary bridge to risk-reducing bilateral oophorectomy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers? abstract

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

New Strategies in Ovarian Cancer: Uptake and experience of women at high risk of ovarian cancer who are considering risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy

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Abstract This paper reviews factors associated with uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy by women at increased hereditary risk fo...
Friday, August 06, 2010

full free access: Women's Constructions of the 'Right Time' to Consider Decisions about Risk-Reducing Mastectomy and Risk-Reducing Oophorectomy (B.C.)

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Methods (abstract):  In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 BRCA1/2 carrier women and analyzed using qualitative, constant comparativ...
Friday, July 09, 2010

abstract: Does bilateral salpingectomy with ovarian retention warrant consideration as a temporary bridge to risk-reducing bilateral oophorectomy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers?

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Occult ovarian cancers identified at risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in a prospective cohort of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers.

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"An unacceptably high proportion of pathologic examinations did not adequately examine ovaries and fallopian tubes obtained at RRSO...