USPSTF updates recommendation on screening, counseling, testing for BRCA-related cancer

February 20, 2019 10:16 AM | Deleted user

February 20, 2019, HemOnc Tdoay  

Women who have a family history of certain types of cancer should be screened to determine if they have an increased risk for BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, according to a draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Women with an ethnicity or ancestry linked to these genetic mutations also should be screened.  

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