GENETICS: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers

GENETICS: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancers

PAs who work in primary care settings, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, and surgery and who take care of patients who may be at risk for developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancers (HBOC). * WHAT'S NEW? Since 1996, testing has been available for mutations in two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2,...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.) N.J.), 2008-05, Vol.21 (5), p.18-21
1. Verfasser: Herman, Lawrence M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Breast cancer
Deaths
Families & family life
Genetic counseling
Genetics
Ovarian cancer
Patients
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:PAs who work in primary care settings, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, and surgery and who take care of patients who may be at risk for developing hereditary breast and ovarian cancers (HBOC). * WHAT'S NEW? Since 1996, testing has been available for mutations in two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, that are associated with an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.
ISSN:1547-1896
0893-7400
DOI:10.1097/01720610-200805000-00008