Identification of women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in a sample of 1000 Slovenian women: a comparison of guidelines

Abstract Background An important number of breast and ovarian cancer cases is due to a strong genetic predisposition. The main tool for identifying individuals at risk is recognizing a suggestive family history of cancer. We present a prospective study on applying three selected clinical guidelines...

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Main Authors: Urska Kotnik, Borut Peterlin, Luca Lovrecic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08400-8