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The Angelina Jolie Effect in Jewish Law: Prophylactic Mastectomy and Oophorectomy in BRCA Carriers

BACKGROUND: Following the announcement of actress Angelina Jolie’s prophylactic bilateral mastectomies and subsequent prophylactic oophorectomy, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in BRCA testing and prophylactic surgery. OBJECTIVE: To review current medical literature on the benefits of...

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Autor principal: Grossman, Sharon Galper
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Rambam Health Care Campus 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26886774
http://dx.doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10222