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    Commentary:

    Cost-effective BRCA Testing in Advanced Ovarian Cancer.

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    Research news: Genetic Counseling for Cancer Often Costs Patients Nothing. (Medscape Oncology)

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    Original research:

    Economic Evaluation of Population-Based BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Testing across Multiple Countries and Health Systems.

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    Press: BRCA1/2 Population Screening Predicted to be Cost-Effective in Countries With Different Income Levels (GenomeWeb)

    Commentary:

    Screening entire populations for breast and ovarian cancer could prevent millions of cases worldwide, study says.

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    • Letter, Comment

    Original research:

    A Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Multigene Testing for All Patients With Breast Cancer.

    Letter, Reply:

    Future Research Suggestions for Multigene Testing in Unselected Populations-Reply.

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    Press: Study Finds Breast, Ovarian Cancer Gene Tests Cost-Effective for Unselected Breast Cancer Patients. (GenomeWeb)

    Letter, Comment:

    Future Research Suggestions for Multigene Testing in Unselected Populations.

    Letter, Reply:

    Future Research Suggestions for Multigene Testing in Unselected Populations—Reply.

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    Letter, Reply:

    Overestimation of the Benefit-to-Harm Ratio of Risk-Based Mammography Screening in the United Kingdom-Reply.

    Original research:

    Cost-effectiveness and Benefit-to-Harm Ratio of Risk-Stratified Screening for Breast Cancer: A Life-Table Model.

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    • Cost-effectiveness of Population-Based BRCA1, BRCA2, RAD51C, RAD51D, BRIP1, PALB2 Mutation Testing in Unselected General Population Women.
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    Editorial:

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    Letter:

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    Heterogeneity and Uncertainties Specific to Genome-Based Health Technological Assessments.

    Original Research:

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    Letter:

    Heterogeneity and Uncertainties Specific to Genome-Based Health Technological Assessments.

    Letter:

    A multigene test could cost-effectively help extend life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer-Reply to letter to the editor by Petelin et al.

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    Comments from NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: Always Handy

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    Subject: Assist physicians with ordering testing?

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    Comments on NSGC Discussion Forum Cancer SIG

    Subject: Are We Just A Bunch of Health Care Money-Wasters Who Are Indirectly Responsible For People Getting Preventable Cancers?

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    Comment/Letter:

    Cost-effectiveness of a genetic test for breast cancer risk--letter.

    Comment/Letter:

    Cost-effectiveness of a genetic test for breast cancer risk--response.

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