Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome

What to do in 2015?

Authors

  • André Vallejo da Silva Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Jose Claudio Casali da Rocha

Keywords:

Breast Neoplasms, Genes BRCA1, Genes BRCA2, Genetics, Ovarian Neoplasms

Abstract

Hereditary breast–ovarian cancer syndrome is the main cause of hereditary breast cancer. In this paper we discuss the main facts relevant to the epidemiology, screening, risk reduction measures and pathological caractheristics that can help us in our practice in 2015.

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Author Biographies

André Vallejo da Silva, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Mastologista do Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Mestre e Doutor em Patologia pela UFF – Niterói (RJ), Brasil.

Jose Claudio Casali da Rocha

Pós-doutorado em Farmacogenética pelo St Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Memphis (TN), Estados Unidos da América.

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Published

2014-07-29

How to Cite

Silva, A. V. da, & Rocha, J. C. C. da. (2014). Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome: What to do in 2015?. Revista Brasileira De Mastologia, 24(3), 82–87. Retrieved from https://revistamastology.emnuvens.com.br/rbm/article/view/140

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Reciew Article

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