Managing hereditary ovarian cancer risk
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Andrew Berchuck; Joellen M. Schildkraut; Jeffrey R. Marks; P. Andrew Futreal
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in American women. About 10% of cases are thought to have a hereditary basis, and family history is the strongest known risk factor. In the past, prophylactic oophorectomy has been advocated for women with two or more affected first-degree