Management of the BRCA Mutation Carrier or High-Risk Patient Journal Articles

abstract

• Women who are at high risk of breast cancer are eligible for several risk management strategies including intensified surveillance, chemoprevention, and prophylactic surgery. This article reviews and summarizes the risk factors associated with breast cancer, the different risk calculation models available, and risk management strategies.

authors

• Bordeleau, Louise
• Lipa, Joan E
• Neligan, Peter C

status

• published 

publication date

• January 2007

has subject area

• Breast Neoplasms (MeSH)
• Chemoprevention (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Genes, BRCA1 (MeSH)
• Genes, BRCA2 (MeSH)
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Mammaplasty (MeSH)
• Mammography (MeSH)
• Mastectomy (MeSH)
• Mutation (MeSH)
• Ovariectomy (MeSH)
• Physical Examination (MeSH)
• Risk Assessment (MeSH)
• Surgery (Science Metrix)

published in

• Clinics in Plastic Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Breast Neoplasms
• Chemoprevention
• Female
• Genes, BRCA1
• Genes, BRCA2
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Humans
• Mammaplasty
• Mammography
• Mastectomy
• Mutation
• Ovariectomy
• Physical Examination
• Risk Assessment

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cps.2006.11.010

PubMed ID

• 17307068

start page

• 15

end page

• 27

volume

• 34

issue

• 1