Timing of genetic testing in BRCA1/2 and PALB2-Associated breast cancer: Preoperative result disclosure increases uptake of risk-reducing mastectomy and reduces unnecessary exposure to radiotherapy
Carla Apostolova, Amina Ferroum, Basmah Alhassan, Ipshita Prakash, Mark Basik, Jean Francois Boileau, Karyne Martel, Sarkis Meterissian, Victor Villareal-Corpuz, Nora Wong, William D. Foulkes, Stephanie M. Wong
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MedicineGenetic testingMastectomyBreast cancerPALB2CHEK2OncologyCohortGermline mutationCancerInternal medicineMutationGeneticsBiologyGeneBRCA gene mutations in cancerBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesGenetic factors in colorectal cancer