Management of women at risk for malignancy.
Family history plays an important role in breast, ovarian, and colorectal cancers. The increasing availability of genetic testing has forced women with these malignancies and their physicians to confront new questions regarding screening and prevention. This review highlights the screening for and prevention of breast, ovarian, and colorectal cancer in women at risk for malignancy.
Basil
J B
JB
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Rader
J S
JS
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012308:Risk Management