Risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers: Are there factors associated with the choice?

Siranoush ManoukianSara AlfieriElisabetta BianchiBernard PeisselJacopo AzzolliniClaudia Borreani

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2019)

This study highlights potential drivers underlying the choice of preventive surgery, which should be considered when supporting the decision-making process in these women.

Keyphrases

decision making
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
breast cancer risk
surgical site infection
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
risk assessment
metabolic syndrome
pregnant women
human health
skeletal muscle
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
insulin resistance
cervical cancer screening