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The Psychosocial Impact of the Decision to Undergo Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy Surgery in BRCA Mutation Carriers and the Role of Physician-Patient Communication

Risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is an effective prophylactic surgery provided to premenopausal women carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and presenting an increased risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. This procedure is related to physiological, sexual, and psychosocial di...

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Autores principales: Alves-Nogueira, Ana C., Melo, Daniela, Carona, Carlos, Figueiredo-Dias, Margarida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36826146
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol30020185