2017
Risk of breast cancer after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in BRCA mutation carriers: Is preventive mastectomy warranted?
McGee J, Giannakeas V, Karlan B, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Rosen B, McLaughlin J, Risch H, Sun P, Foulkes WD, Neuhausen SL, Kotsopoulos J, Narod SA, Group O. Risk of breast cancer after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer in BRCA mutation carriers: Is preventive mastectomy warranted? Gynecologic Oncology 2017, 145: 346-351. PMID: 28314588, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.02.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBRCA mutation carriersOvarian cancer patientsOvarian cancerBreast cancerMutation carriersPreventive mastectomyCancer patientsActuarial riskStage III/IV ovarian cancerUnaffected BRCA mutation carriersEarly-stage ovarian cancerBreast cancer incidenceStage ovarian cancerMutation-carrying patientsProportional hazards modelCause of mortalityImpact of mastectomyOvarian cancer diagnosisProbability of deathBreast surveillanceCause mortalityAnnual mortality rateClinical benefitBreast surgeryInternational registry
1994
Hereditary and familial ovarian cancer in southern ontario
Narod S, Madlensky L, Tonin P, Bradley L, Rosen B, Cole D, Risch H. Hereditary and familial ovarian cancer in southern ontario. Cancer 1994, 74: 2341-2346. PMID: 7922985, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19941015)74:8<2341::aid-cncr2820740819>3.0.co;2-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerBreast cancerBreast-ovarian cancer syndromeFirst-degree female relativesHereditary breast-ovarian cancerHereditary ovarian cancerPositive family historyCases of cancerPoint nine percentFamilial ovarian cancerBreast-ovarian cancerCommon hereditary formOvarian cancer familiesIncident casesCancer casesFamily historyUnselected casesCancer susceptibility genesHigh riskCancer syndromesHereditary formsCancerTelephone interviewsCancer familiesSimple questionnaire