Journal article
International trends in the uptake of cancer risk reduction strategies in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
Abstract
BackgroundWomen with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation face high risks of breast and ovarian cancer. In the current study, we report on uptake of cancer screening and risk-reduction options in a cohort of BRCA mutation carriers from ten countries over two time periods (1995 to 2008 and 2009 to 2017).MethodsEligible subjects were identified from an international database of female BRCA mutation carriers and included women from 59 centres from ten …
Authors
Metcalfe K; Eisen A; Senter L; Armel S; Bordeleau L; Meschino WS; Pal T; Lynch HT; Tung NM; Kwong A
Journal
British Journal of Cancer, Vol. 121, No. 1, pp. 15–21
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2019
DOI
10.1038/s41416-019-0446-1
ISSN
0007-0920