Surgery Effectively Reduces Cancer Risks for Carriers of BRCA1, BRCA2 Mutations

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Added: April 30, 2009 | Time 02:43 | Views: 126

Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy sharply cuts cancer risks in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, says Dr. Maurie Markman in this video blog report about a recently published meta-analysis.

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