Second breast cancer may be greater than thought for high-risk women without BRCA mutations
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 04:28
in Health & Medicine
A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought. With the increased risk of cancer in these women, should sentinel node biopsy be considered at the time of prophylactic mastectomy, and how can women best be counseled after these findings?
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