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Editorial
. 2002 May 23;346(21):1660-2.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMed020044. Epub 2002 May 20.

Prophylactic oophorectomy to reduce the risk of ovarian and breast cancer in carriers of BRCA mutations

Daniel Haber
Editorial

Prophylactic oophorectomy to reduce the risk of ovarian and breast cancer in carriers of BRCA mutations

Daniel Haber. N Engl J Med. .
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  • Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.
    Kauff ND, Satagopan JM, Robson ME, Scheuer L, Hensley M, Hudis CA, Ellis NA, Boyd J, Borgen PI, Barakat RR, Norton L, Castiel M, Nafa K, Offit K. Kauff ND, et al. N Engl J Med. 2002 May 23;346(21):1609-15. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa020119. Epub 2002 May 20. N Engl J Med. 2002. PMID: 12023992
  • Prophylactic oophorectomy in carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.
    Rebbeck TR, Lynch HT, Neuhausen SL, Narod SA, Van't Veer L, Garber JE, Evans G, Isaacs C, Daly MB, Matloff E, Olopade OI, Weber BL; Prevention and Observation of Surgical End Points Study Group. Rebbeck TR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2002 May 23;346(21):1616-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa012158. Epub 2002 May 20. N Engl J Med. 2002. PMID: 12023993

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