Breast cancer and ovarian cancer genetics: An update

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 245-256

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,b   Cross, Catherine L ^b   Wack, Courtney A ^b   Chase, Margot E ^b   Lin, Kant Y ^a   Long III, William B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction technologies; BRCA1; BRCA2; Magnetic resonance imaging; Molecular breast imaging; Prophylactic mastectomy; Prophylactic oophorectomy

Indexed keywords

ATM PROTEIN; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN P53; TAMOXIFEN; TRASTUZUMAB;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COWDEN SYNDROME; DRUG POTENTIATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

EID: 54549093815     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JEnvironPatholToxicolOncol.v27.i4.10     Document Type: Review

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