4227 Finding contentment after prophylactic interventions in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations
β Scribed by M. Lindh; A. Baan
- Book ID
- 119600602
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1359-6349
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. Prophylactic salpingoβoophorectomy (SO), which is recommended in __BRCA1/2__ mutation carriers, still needs to be reappraised. ## METHODS. In all, 89 __BRCA1/BRCA2__ mutation carriers underwent SO between 1994β2004. Past medical and familial history, SO, results and su
Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy in a Series of 89 Women Carrying a BRCA1 or a BRCA2 Mutation I read with great interest the article published in Cancer by Laki et al. 1 and strongly support that prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy (SO) is an important option for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, as asymp