Archive for the ‘Breast Cancer’ Category
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Screening Breast & Ovarian Cancers
Friday, December 26th, 2008
HEREDITARY BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER 6/2/07 Personal or family history of: Breast Cancer before age 50 Ovarian cancer at any age Bilateral breast cancer at any age Both breast cancer and ovarian cancer at any age Male breast cancer at any age Askenazi Jewish ancestry with breast or ovarian cancer at any age > or […]
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Ovarian,Breast cancer Screening
Friday, December 26th, 2008
October 24, 2007 — The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) has developed guidelines for medical professionals’ use in identifying women most likely to benefit from assessment for genetic predispositions to gynecologic cancers. Published online October 17 in Gynecology Oncology, the guidelines address patients at risk for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer (HBOC) and Lynch/hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) […]