Management Uptake / Adherence
~ Genetics of Breast & Ovarian Cancer

References concerning the statistics, counts or trends of those choosing various management options

List was last updated on Jan 24, 2021 @ 4:55 pm.


    • Screening and Preventative Strategies for Patients at High Risk for Breast Cancer.
    • Ter-Minassian M, Schaeffer ML, Jefferson CR, Shapiro SC, Suwannarat P, Visvanathan K.
    • JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 Jan 11:OP2000262. doi: 10.1200/OP.20.00262. Epub ahead of print.
    • Identification of factors that influence the decision to take chemoprevention in patients with a significant family history of breast cancer: results from a patient questionnaire survey.
    • Jones S, Hogan B, Patel K, Ooi S, Turton P, Achuthan R, Kim B.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-06046-x. Epub ahead of print.
    • Why is appropriate healthcare inaccessible for many European breast cancer patients? - The EBCC 12 manifesto.
    • Cardoso F, MacNeill F, Penault-Llorca F, Eniu A, Sardanelli F, Nordström EB, Poortmans P.
    • Breast. 2021 Jan 2;55:128-135. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.12.010. Epub ahead of print.
    • The effect of family history on screening procedures and prognosis in breast cancer patients - Results of a large population-based case-control study.
    • Seiffert K, Thoene K, Eulenburg CZ, Behrens S, Schmalfeldt B, Becher H, Chang-Claude J, Witzel I.
    • Breast. 2020 Dec 24;55:98-104. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.12.008. Epub ahead of print.
    • Study: Women support delayed removal of ovaries.
    • [No author given]
    • FORCE. XRAY. 2020 Dec 24.

    Related:

    Original research:

    Attitudes towards risk-reducing early salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy for ovarian cancer prevention: a cohort study.

    • Long-Term Evaluation of Women Referred to a Breast Cancer Family History Clinic (Manchester UK 1987-2020).
    • Howell A, Gandhi A, Howell S, Wilson M, Maxwell A, Astley S, Harvie M, Pegington M, Barr L, Baildam A, Harkness E, Hopwood P, Wisely J, Wilding A, Greenhalgh R, Affen J, Maurice A, Cole S, Wiseman J, Lalloo F, French DP, Evans DG.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 Dec 9;12(12):3697. doi: 10.3390/cancers12123697.
    • Trends in Risk-Reducing Mastectomy and Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy in Korean Carriers of the BRCA1/2 Mutation.
    • Jung SM, Ryu JM, Park HS, Park JS, Kang E, Lee S, Lee HB, Youn HJ, Yoo TK, Kim J, Lee JE, Han SA, Kim D, Kim SW; Korean Hereditary Breast Cancer Study Group.
    • J Breast Cancer. 2020 Dec 3;23(6):647-655. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2020.23.e61.
    • Breast Cancer Mortality among Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plus Mammography Screening Program.
    • Warner E, Zhu S, Plewes DB, Hill K, Ramsay EA, Causer PA, Seely J, Jong RA, Lenkov P, Elser C, Crystal P, Yaffe MJ, Giannakeas V, Sun P, Narod SA.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 Nov 23;12(11):E3479. doi: 10.3390/cancers12113479.
    • Genotype-first approach to the detection of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk, and effects of risk disclosure to biobank participants.
    • Leitsalu L, Palover M, Sikka TT, Reigo A, Kals M, Pärn K, Nikopensius T, Esko T, Metspalu A, Padrik P, Tõnisson N.
    • Eur J Hum Genet. 2020 Nov 23. doi: 10.1038/s41431-020-00760-2. Epub ahead of print.
    • Cancer Previvors in an Active Duty Service Women Population: An Opportunity for Prevention and Increased Force Readiness.
    • Lovejoy LA, Turner CE, Shriver CD, Ellsworth RE.
    • Mil Med. 2020 Nov 18:usaa485. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usaa485. Epub ahead of print.
    • Development and Implementation of an Algorithm to Guide MRI Screening in Patients with a Personal History of Treated Breast Cancer.
    • Strigel RM, Bravo E, Tevaarwerk AJ, Anderson BM, Stella AL, Neuman HB.
    • Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 Oct 17:S1526-8209(20)30021-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.01.005. Epub ahead of print.
    • Two-Stage Surgery to Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk Piques Interest.
    • Worcester S.
    • Medscape. News & Perspective. 2020 Oct 16.

    Related:

    Original research:

    Attitudes towards risk-reducing early salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy for ovarian cancer prevention: a cohort study.

    • Young women's decision-making and experience of using tamoxifen to reduce BRCA1/2 breast cancer risk: a qualitative study.
    • Forrest LE, Shepherd RF, Young MA, Keogh LA, James PA.
    • Psychooncology. 2020 Oct 1. doi: 10.1002/pon.5556. Epub ahead of print.
    • Breast cancer screening in women at high risk of hereditary breast cancer: an Australian experience.
    • Bennett I, Tourani S, Cockburn L, Reasbeck J, Grobbelaar N, Dann S, Patrikios P, Brazier J.
    • ANZ J Surg. 2020 Sep 30. doi: 10.1111/ans.16320. Epub ahead of print.
    • Time trends in uptake rates of risk-reducing mastectomy in Israeli asymptomatic BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
    • Galmor L, Bernstein-Molho R, Sklair-Levy M, Madoursky-Feldman D, Zippel D, Laitman Y, Friedman E.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Sep 30. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05949-z. Epub ahead of print.
    • Clinicopathological Features and Outcomes in Individuals with Breast Cancer and ATM, CHEK2, or PALB2 Mutations.
    • Bergstrom C, Pence C, Berg J, Partain N, Sadeghi N, Mauer C, Pirzadeh-Miller S, Gao A, Li H, Unni N, Syed S.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-09158-2. Epub ahead of print.
    • Preferences for breast cancer prevention among women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.
    • Mansfield CA, Metcalfe KA, Snyder C, Lindeman GJ, Posner J, Friedman S, Cuningham K, Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer, Lynch HT, Narod SA, Evans DG, Liede A.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2020 Sep 29;18:20. doi: 10.1186/s13053-020-00152-z.
    • Trends in screening breast magnetic resonance imaging use among US women, 2006 to 2016.
    • Wernli KJ, Callaway KA, Henderson LM, Kerlikowske K, Lee JM, Ross-Degnan D, Wallace JK, Wharam JF, Zhang F, Stout NK.
    • Cancer. 2020 Sep 28. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33140. Epub ahead of print
    • Genetic Testing and Surveillance of Young Breast Cancer Survivors and Blood Relatives: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
    • Katapodi MC, Ming C, Northouse LL, Duffy SA, Duquette D, Mendelsohn-Victor KE, Milliron KJ, Merajver SD, Dinov ID, Janz NK.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2020 Sep 5;12(9):E2526. doi: 10.3390/cancers12092526.
    • Prophylactic risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in BRCA mutation carriers: what is going on in a region of northern Italy?
    • Grandi G, Perrone AM, Perrone A, Mandato VD, Comerci G, Sammarini M, Merisio C, Amadori A, Stefanetti M, Martinello R, Facchinetti F, De Iaco P, for the Brca Emilia-Romagna Gyneco-Oncological (BERGO) Collaborative Group.
    • Maturitas. 2020 Aug 31:S0378-5122(20)30361-3. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.08.011. Epub ahead of print.
    • Strategies to enhance identification of hereditary breast cancer gene carriers.
    • Reid S, Spalluto LB, Pal T.
    • Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1816829. Epub ahead of print.
    • A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship Between the Result of BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing and Surgical Method Selection in Japan.
    • Inuzuka M, Watanabe C, Yokoyama S, Kuwayama T, Akashi-Tanaka S, Arai M, Nakamura S; Registration Committee of the Japanese HBOC consortium.
    • Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 Aug 20:S1526-8209(20)30209-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.08.004. Epub ahead of print.
    • A retrospective analysis of the relationship between the result of BRCA1/2 genetic testing and surgical method selection in Japan.
    • Inuzuka M, Watanabe C, Yokoyama S, Kuwayama T, Akashi-Tanaka S, Arai M, Nakamura S, the Registration Committee of the Japanese HBOC consortium.
    • Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 Aug 19:S1526-8209(20)30209-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.08.004. Epub ahead of print.
    • Attitudes towards risk-reducing early salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy for ovarian cancer prevention: a cohort study.
    • Gaba F, Blyuss O, Chandrasekaran D, Osman M, Goyal S, Gan C, Izatt L, Tripathi V, Esteban I, McNicol L, Ragupathy K, Crawford R, Evans DG, Legood R, Menon U, Manchanda R.
    • BJOG. 2020 Aug 16. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16424. Epub ahead of print.

    Related:

    Commentary:

    Attitudes towards risk-reducing salpingectomy: listen to the patients.

    Press: Two-Stage Surgery to Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk Piques Interest (Medscape. News & Perspective.)

    Research news: Study: Women support delayed removal of ovaries (FORCE. XRAY.)

    • Breast imaging, breast surgery, and cancer genetics in the age of COVID-19.
    • Yin K, Singh P, Drohan B, Hughes KS.
    • Cancer. 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33113. Epub ahead of print.
    • Contralateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients Who Undergo Multigene Panel Testing.
    • Murphy BL, Yi M, Arun BK, Gutierrez Barrera AM, Bedrosian I.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jul 27. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08889-6. Epub ahead of print.
    • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Genetic Testing at a Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Center.
    • Chapman-Davis E, Zhou ZN, Fields JC, Frey MK, Jordan B, Sapra KJ, Chatterjee-Paer S, Carlson AD, Holcomb KM.
    • J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Jul 27. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06064-x. Epub ahead of print.
    • Male breast cancer risk assessment and screening recommendations in high risk men who undergo genetic counseling and multi-gene panel testing (MGPT).
    • Gaddam S, Heller SL, Babb JS, Gao Y.
    • Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 Jul 25:S1526-8209(20)30180-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.07.014. Epub ahead of print.
    • Expectations of Surveillance for Non-BRCA Gene Mutation Carriers at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer.
    • Caskey R, Singletary B, Ayre K, Parker C, Krontiras H, Lancaster RB.
    • J Surg Res. 2020 Jul 23;256:267-271. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.06.029. Epub ahead of print.
    • Machine learning-based lifetime breast cancer risk reclassification compared with the BOADICEA model: impact on screening recommendations.
    • Ming C, Viassolo V, Probst-Hensch N, Dinov ID, Chappuis PO, Katapodi MC.
    • Br J Cancer. 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-0937-0. Epub ahead of print.
    • Improving primary care identification of familial breast cancer risk using proactive invitation and decision support.
    • Qureshi N, Dutton B, Weng S, Sheehan C, Chorley W, Robertson JFR, Kendrick D, Kai J.
    • Fam Cancer. 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.1007/s10689-020-00188-z. Epub ahead of print.
    • Factors Impacting on Decision-Making towards Prophylactic Surgeries in BRCA Mutation Carriers and Women with Familial Predisposition.
    • Segerer R, Peschel C, Kämmerer U, Häussler S, Wöckel A, Segerer S.
    • Breast Care (Basel). 2020 Jun;15(3):253-259. doi: 10.1159/000503370. Epub 2019 Oct 1.
    • Utilization of Complementary Alternative Medicine, Diet, and Exercise Among Women at High Risk for Developing Breast Cancer.
    • Lee RT, Amico A, Malaka D, Lewin R, Cummings SA, Verp M, Patrick-Miller L, Bradbury AR, Olopade OI.
    • Integr Cancer Ther. 2020 Jan-Dec;19:1534735420922610. doi: 10.1177/1534735420922610. [First Published 2020 May 23.]
    • Factors associated with counseling and postoperative hormone therapy use in surgically menopausal women.
    • Verrilli L, Brown H, Williams M.
    • Menopause. 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001560. Epub ahead of print.
    • Comparison of mammography behaviors, health beliefs, and fear levels of women with and without familial breast cancer history.
    • Erdogan E, Tuzcu A.
    • Women Health. 2020 Apr 6:1-16. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2020.1746949. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Longitudinal outcomes with cancer multigene panel testing in previously tested BRCA1/2 negative patients.
    • Bradbury AR, Egleston BL, Patrick-Miller LJ, Rustgi N, Brandt A, Brower J, DiGiovanni L, Fetzer D, Berkelbach C, Long JM, Powers J, Stopfer JE, Domchek SM.
    • Clin Genet. 2020 Apr;97(4):601-609. doi: 10.1111/cge.13716.
    • Does Medicare-eligible high-risk breast cancer screening MRI target the right women?
    • Lo G, McLaughlin A, Jacques A, Dhillon R, Porter G, Jayaratne T, Bose S, Bourke A.
    • J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2020 Apr;64(2):220-228. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13009. Epub 2020 Feb 9.
    • Preserving fertility in young women undergoing chemotherapy for early breast cancer; the Maastricht experience.
    • Vriens IJH, Ter Welle-Butalid EM, de Boer M, de Die-Smulders CEM, Derhaag JG, Geurts SME, van Hellemond IEG, Luiten EJT, Dercksen MW, Lemaire BMD, van Haaren ERM, Vriens BEPJ, van de Wouw AJ, van Riel AMGH, Janssen-Engelen SLE, van de Poel MHW, Schepers-van der Sterren EEM, van Golde RJT, Tjan-Heijnen VCG.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Mar 31. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05598-2. [Epub ahead of print]

    Related:

    Letter:

    Fertility and reproduction in breast cancer patients.

    • Uptake of Risk Appropriate Behaviors After Breast Cancer Risk Stratification in the Mammography Screening Population.
    • Conley CC, Niell BL, Augusto BM, McIntyre M, Roetzheim R, Funaro K, Vadaparampil ST.
    • J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Mar 27. pii: S1546-1440(20)30240-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.02.019. [Epub ahead of print]

    Related:

    Press: Mailed Notices of High Breast Cancer Risk Do Not Often Translate Into Behavior Changes. (Medscape/Reuters)

    • Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription After Premature Surgical Menopause.
    • Garg N, Behbehani S, Kosiorek H, Wasson M.
    • J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2020 Mar 12. pii: S1553-4650(20)30124-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2020.03.002. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Feasibility, patient compliance and acceptability of ovarian cancer surveillance using two serum biomarkers and Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm compared to standard ultrasound and CA 125 among women with BRCA mutations.
    • Haque R, Skates SJ, Armstrong MA, Lentz SE, Anderson M, Jiang W, Alvarado MM, Chillemi G, Shaw SF, Kushi LH, Powell CB.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Mar 4. pii: S0090-8258(20)30164-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.02.027. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Is hormonal therapy after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy associated with an increased risk of malignancy in pathogenic variant carriers?
    • Mills KA, Joshi TV, West L, Kuznicki M, Kent L, Hokenstad AN, Cripe JC, Woolfolk C, Senter L, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Wenham RM, Cohn DE, Bae-Jump V, Thaker PH.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Mar 3. pii: S0090-8258(20)30179-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.02.033. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Factors that impact risk management decisions among women with pathogenic variants in moderate penetrance genes associated with hereditary breast cancer.
    • Napoli M, Lewis J, Hopper J, Widmeyer K.
    • J Genet Couns. 2020 Feb 3. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1220. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Healthcare Utilization and Costs after Receiving a Positive BRCA1/2 Result from a Genomic Screening Program.
    • Hao J, Hassen D, Manickam K, Murray MF, Hartzel DN, Hu Y, Liu K, Rahm AK, Williams MS, Lazzeri A, Buchanan A, Sturm A, Snyder SR.
    • J Pers Med. 2020 Feb 3;10(1). pii: E7. doi: 10.3390/jpm10010007.
    • Radiographic Surveillance of Patients with Non-BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variants.
    • Hudson L, Gower N, Lenarcic S, Trufan SJ, White RL Jr.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Jan 23. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-08191-0. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Prospective Feasibility Trial of a Novel Strategy of Facilitated Cascade Genetic Testing Using Telephone Counseling.
    • Frey MK, Kahn RM, Chapman-Davis E, Tubito F, Pires , Christos P, Anderson S, Mukherjee S, Jordan B, Blank , Caputo TA, Sharaf , Offit K, Holcomb K, Lipkin S.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2020 Jan 10:JCO1902005. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.02005. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Predictors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in genetically high risk newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.
    • Tynan M, Peshkin BN, Isaacs C, Willey S, Valdimarsdottir HB, Nusbaum R, Hooker G, O'Neill SC, Jandorf L, Kelly SP, Heinzmann J, Kelleher S, Poggi E, Schwartz MD.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Jan 1. doi: 10.1007/s10549-019-05515-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Cancer Prevention in Primary Care: Perception of Importance, Recognition of Risk Factors and Prescribing Behaviors.
    • Samimi G, Heckman-Stoddard BM, Holmberg C, Tennant B, Sheppard BB, Coa KI, Kay SS, Ford LG, Szabo E, Minasian LM.
    • Am J Med. 2019 Dec 17. pii: S0002-9343(19)31095-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.11.017. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Increased Overall Mortality Even after Risk Reducing Surgery for BRCA-Positive Women in Western Sweden.
    • Öfverholm A, Einbeigi Z, Wigermo A, Holmberg E, Karsson P.
    • Genes (Basel). 2019 Dec 16;10(12). pii: E1046. doi: 10.3390/genes10121046.
    • Sporadic implementation of UK familial mammographic surveillance guidelines 15 years after original publication.
    • Evans DG, Edwards M, Duffy SW; Cancer Genetics Group clinical leads, Tischkowitz M.
    • Br J Cancer. 2019 Nov 25. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0631-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Counseling young women with early breast cancer on fertility preservation.
    • Ter Welle-Butalid MEE, Vriens IJHI, Derhaag JGJ, Leter EME, de Die-Smulders CEC, Smidt MM, van Golde RJTR, Tjan-Heijnen VCGV.
    • J Assist Reprod Genet. 2019 Nov 23. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01615-6. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Clinical utility of hereditary cancer panel testing: Impact of PALB2, ATM, CHEK2, NBN, BRIP1, RAD51C, and RAD51D results on patient management and adherence to provider recommendations.
    • Vysotskaia V, Kaseniit KE, Bucheit L, Ready K, Price K, Johansen Taber K.
    • Cancer. 2019 Nov 4. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32572. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Impact of Genetic Testing on Risk-Management Behavior of Black Breast Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal, Observational Study.
    • Conley CC, Kasting ML, Augusto BM, Garcia JD, Cragun D, Gonzalez BD, Kim J, Ashing KT, Knott CL, Hughes-Halbert C, Pal T, Vadaparampil ST.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Nov 1. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07982-9. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Outcomes of women at high familial risk for breast cancer: An 8-year single-center experience.
    • Lammert J, Skandarajah AR, Shackleton K, Calder P, Thomas S, Lindeman GJ, Mann GB.
    • Asia Pac J Clin Oncol. 2019 Oct 28. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13274. [Epub ahead of print]
    • All For BRCA, BRCA For All?
    • Resta R.
    • The DNA Exchange. 2019 Oct 7.
    • A comparison of ovarian cancer mortality in women with BRCA1 mutations undergoing annual ultrasound screening or preventive oophorectomy.
    • Gronwald J, Lubinski J, Huzarski T, Cybulski C, Menkiszak J, Siołek M, Stawicka M, Sun P, Kim S, Kotsopoulos J, Narod SA.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Sep 6. pii: S0090-8258(19)31486-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.08.034. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Patient-physician relationships, health self-efficacy, and gynecologic cancer screening among women with Lynch syndrome.
    • McGarragle KM, Aronson M, Semotiuk K, Holter S, Hare CJ, Ferguson SE, Cohen Z, Hart TL.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2019 Aug 13;17:24. doi: 10.1186/s13053-019-0123-7. eCollection 2019.
    • Participation in a Novel Trial Assessing Prophylactic Breast Irradiation: The Importance of Input from the Radiation Oncologist.
    • Evron E, Goldberg H, Ben-David MA, Corn BW.
    • Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Aug 10. pii: S0360-3016(19)33636-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.08.004. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Impact of genetic counseling on the uptake of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among younger women with breast cancer.
    • Terkelsen T, Rønning H, Skytte AB.
    • Acta Oncol. 2019 Aug 5:1-6. doi: 10.1080/0284186X.2019.1648860. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Prognostic Impact of Breast-Conserving Therapy Versus Mastectomy of BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers Compared With Noncarriers in a Consecutive Series of Young Breast Cancer Patients.
    • van den Broek AJ, Schmidt MK, van 't Veer LJ, Oldenburg HSA, Rutgers EJ, Russell NS, Smit VTHBM, Voogd AC, Koppert LB, Siesling S, Jobsen JJ, Westenend PJ, van Leeuwen FE, Tollenaar RAEM.
    • Ann Surg. 2019 Aug;270(2):364-372. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002804.
    • A Microsimulation Model for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cancer Risk Management for BRCA Pathogenic Variant Carriers: miBRovaCAre.
    • Petelin L, Hossack L, Mitchell G, Liew D, Trainer AH, James PA.
    • Value Health. 2019 Aug;22(8):854-862. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2019.03.008. Epub 2019 May 17.
    • Clinical Management of Patients at Risk for Hereditary Breast Cancer with Variants of Uncertain Significance in the Era of Multigene Panel Testing.
    • Chang J, Seng S, Yoo J, Equivel P, Lum SS.
    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Jul 24. doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07595-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Breast reconstruction after risk-reducing mastectomy in BRCA mutation carriers.
    • Nagura N, Hayashi N, Takei J, Yoshida A, Ochi T, Iwahira Y, Yamauchi H.
    • Breast Cancer. 2019 Jul 10. doi: 10.1007/s12282-019-00995-y. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Barriers to the utilization of genetic testing and genetic counseling in patients with suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancers.
    • Swink A, Nair A, Hoof P, Matthews A, Burden C, Johnson K, Blum JL.
    • Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Jun 11;32(3):340-344. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1612702. eCollection 2019 Jul.
    • Concurrent hysterectomy at the tine of risk-reducing surgery for patients with BRCA mutations.
    • Gordhandas S, Ruiz MP, Talukdar N, Holcomb KM, Freya MK, Chapman-Davis E, Kahn RM.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Jun;153(3):e12-e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.03.134.
    • Conference abstract
    • Clinical characteristics and outcomes in elderly women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.
    • Salyer C, Kobelka C, Barrie A, Weintraub MR, Powell CB.
    • Gynecol Oncol. 2019 May 31. pii: S0090-8258(19)31261-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.05.017. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Challenges in Managing Patients with Hereditary Cancer at Gynecological Services.
    • Ueda M, Tsubamoto H, Kashima-Morii M, Torii Y, Kamihigashi M, Wakimoto Y, Nakagomi N, Hashimoto-Tamaoki T, Sawai H, Shibahara H.
    • Obstet Gynecol Int. 2019 May 27;2019:4365754. doi: 10.1155/2019/4365754. eCollection 2019.
    • NF1 Patients Receiving Breast Cancer Screening: Insights from The Ontario High Risk Breast Screening Program.
    • Maani N, Westergard S, Yang J, Scaranelo AM, Telesca S, Thain E, Schachter NF, McCuaig JM, Kim RH.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2019 May 22;11(5). pii: E707. doi: 10.3390/cancers11050707.
    • Effectiveness of interventions to identify and manage patients with familial cancer risk in primary care: a systematic review.
    • Lee SI, Patel M, Dutton B, Weng S, Luveta J, Qureshi N.
    • J Community Genet. 2019 May 6. doi: 10.1007/s12687-019-00419-6. [Epub ahead of print]
    • Review
    • Are BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation patients underscreened for pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
    • Roch AM, Schneider J, Carr RA, Lancaster WP, House MG, Zyromski NJ, Nakeeb A, Schmidt CM, Ceppa EP.
    • J Surg Oncol. 2019 May;119(6):777-783. doi: 10.1002/jso.25376. Epub 2019 Jan 12.
    • Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Analysis in Uninsured Mexican-Origin Women Living in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region.
    • Salinas JJ, Roy R, Dwivedi AK, Shokar NK.
    • Hisp Health Care Int. 2019 Apr 12:1540415319837850. doi: 10.1177/1540415319837850. [Epub ahead of print]
    • International trends in the uptake of cancer risk reduction strategies in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.
    • Metcalfe K, Eisen A, Senter L, Armel S, Bordeleau L, Meschino WS, Pal T, Lynch HT, Tung NM, Kwong A, Ainsworth P, Karlan B, Moller P, Eng C, Weitzel JN, Sun P, Lubinski J, Narod SA; Hereditary Breast Cancer Clinical Study Group.
    • Br J Cancer. 2019 Apr 11. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0446-1. [Epub ahead of print]

    Related:

    Editorial:

    Cancer screening and prevention in BRCA mutation carriers: a missed opportunity?

    • Predictive Power of PEN-3 Model Constructs in Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors among Teachers: A Cross- Sectional Study in Central Iran.
    • Moghaddam ES, Shahnazi H, Hassanzadeh A.
    • Eur J Breast Health. 2019 Apr 1;15(2):105-110. doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2019.4417. eCollection 2019 Apr.
    • Evolving indications and long-term oncological outcomes of risk-reducing bilateral nipple-sparing mastectomy.
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    • Review
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    • Management of Breast Cancer Risk in Women with Ovarian Cancer and Deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations.
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    • Gilbert E, Zabor EC, Stempel M, Mangino D, Heerdt A, Pilewskie M.
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    • Clinical Decision-Making in Patients with Variant of Uncertain Significance in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Genes.
    • Welsh JL, Hoskin TL, Day CN, Thomas AS, Cogswell JA, Couch FJ, Boughey JC.
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    • Multi-institutional Evaluation of Women at High Risk of Developing Breast Cancer.
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    • A Psychological Perspective on Factors Predicting Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy in a Sample of Italian Women from the General Population. Results from a Hypothetical Study in the Context of BRCA Mutations.
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    Letter to the Editor: Response to Cox (2018).

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    • Preferences for breast cancer risk reduction among BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers: a discrete-choice experiment.
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    • Randomized Noninferiority Trial of Telephone vs In-Person Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A 12-Month Follow-Up.
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    • Influence of the Angelina Jolie Announcement and Insurance Reimbursement on Practice Patterns for Hereditary Breast Cancer.
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    • The effect of a celebrity health disclosure on demand for health care: trends in BRCA testing and subsequent health services use.
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    • Decision making for breast cancer prevention among women at elevated risk.
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    • Do celebrity endorsements matter? Observational study of BRCA gene testing and mastectomy rates after Angelina Jolie's New York Times editorial.
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