Promoters of BRCA testing under insurance coverage for non-metastatic breast cancer patients in Japan: a retrospective cohort study.
Tomoe TajiNina OdanYuki KataokaMako IkedaAi YamaguchiEiji SuzukiHirofumi SuwaPublished in: Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) (2022)
For non-metastatic breast cancer patients whose BRCA testing is covered by insurance, costs would no longer be a definite barrier. Physicians should keep in mind that a family history of ovarian cancer, breast cancer diagnosis at 45 years of age or younger and TNBC diagnosis at 60 years of age or younger are strong promoters.