Factors affecting surgical decision-making in patients undergoing BRCA1/2 testing at breast cancer diagnosis.
Stadler Z, Stoeckert K, Perez A, Regan M, Golshan M, Garber J. Factors affecting surgical decision-making in patients undergoing BRCA1/2 testing at breast cancer diagnosis. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 1095. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-1095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBilateral mastectomyFamily cancer historyPre-test probabilityBC patientsBRCA1/2 mutationsBreast MRIBreast conservationIndependent predictorsSurgical treatmentCancer historyBC diagnosisBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerDana-Farber Cancer InstituteLogistic regressionPositive genetic test resultAbnormal MRI resultsDeleterious BRCA1/2 mutationsAbnormal MRI findingsDefinitive surgical treatmentBRCA1/2 germline mutationsTest-negative patientsTime of diagnosisStage breast cancerStrong independent predictor