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Quality of Life After Bilateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy and Simultaneous Reconstruction Using Pre-Pectoral Silicone Implants.
Spindler N, Ebel F, Briest S, Wallochny S, Langer S.
Patient Prefer Adherence. 2021 Apr 13;15:741-750. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S303208.

"I wish that there was more info": characterizing the uncertainty experienced by carriers of pathogenic ATM and/or CHEK2 variants.
Reyes KG, Clark C, Gerhart M, Newson AJ, Ormond KE.
Fam Cancer. 2021 Apr 15. doi: 10.1007/s10689-021-00251-3. Epub ahead of print.

Correspondence on "Assessing relatives' readiness for hereditary cancer cascade genetic testing" by Bednar et al.
Carlson J.
Genet Med. 2021 Mar 19. doi: 10.1038/s41436-020-01094-6. Epub ahead of print.

Original research:

Assessing relatives' readiness for hereditary cancer cascade genetic testing.

Breast cancer worry in higher-risk women offered preventive therapy: a UK multicentre prospective study.
Lloyd KE, Hall LH, Ziegler L, Smith SG; ENGAGE investigators.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06183-x. Epub ahead of print.

Variations in breast cancer surgical treatment and timing: determinants and disparities.
Dankwa-Mullan I, George J, Roebuck MC, Tkacz J, Willis VC, Reyes F, Arriaga YE.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06155-1. Epub ahead of print.

Original research:

Surgical decision making in premenopausal BRCA carriers considering risk-reducing early salpingectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy: a qualitative study.

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The Importance of Learning Your Pancreatic Cancer Risk When Cancer Runs in Your Family.
Coffin T.
FORCE. Blog. 2021 Mar 2.

Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology: Forged Genetic Test Report Leads to Incorrect Management.
Ray T.
Precision Oncology News. 2021 Mar 1.

The Knowledge and Attitude of Patients Diagnosed with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer towards Genetic Testing.
Shin W, Jeong G, Son Y, Seo SS, Kang S, Park SY, Lim MC.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 26;18(5):2312. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052312.

Interventions Facilitating Family Communication of Genetic Testing Results and Cascade Screening in Hereditary Breast/Ovarian Cancer or Lynch Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Baroutsou V, Underhill-Blazey ML, Appenzeller-Herzog C, Katapodi MC.
Cancers (Basel). 2021 Feb 23;13(4):E925. doi: 10.3390/cancers13040925.

The needs of Southeast Asian BRCA mutation carriers considering risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy: a qualitative study.
Sa'at H, Lee YK, Yoon SY, Wong SW, Woo YL, Barlow-Stewart K, Mohd Taib NA.
Fam Cancer. 2021 Feb 19. doi: 10.1007/s10689-021-00232-6. Epub ahead of print.

Disparities in Genetic Testing and Care among Black women with Hereditary Breast Cancer.
Reid S, Cadiz S, Pal T.
Curr Breast Cancer Rep. 2020 Sep;12(3):125-131. doi: 10.1007/s12609-020-00364-1. Epub 2020 May 19.

(Ex-)breast cancer patients with (pre-existing) symptoms of anxiety and/or depression experience higher barriers to contact health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mink van der Molen DR, Bargon CA, Batenburg MCT, Gal R, Young-Afat DA, van Stam LE, van Dam IE, van der Leij F, Baas IO, Ernst MF, Maarse W, Vermulst N, Schoenmaeckers EJP, van Dalen T, Bijlsma RM, Doeksen A, Verkooijen HM; UMBRELLA study group.
Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Feb 18. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06112-y. Epub ahead of print.