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. 2023 Jan 1;9(1):143-145.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5162.

Receipt of Bilateral Mastectomy Among Women With Hereditary Breast Cancer

Sonya Reid  1   2 , Mya L Roberson  1   3 , Kenna Koehler  2 , Tiana Shah  2 , Anne Weidner  2 , Jennifer G Whisenant  2 , Tuya Pal  1   2
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Receipt of Bilateral Mastectomy Among Women With Hereditary Breast Cancer

Sonya Reid et al. JAMA Oncol. .
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This case series study examines differences in surgical treatment among adult females with invasive breast cancer who have pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in genes with high vs moderate breast cancer penetrance.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Reid reported being a consultant for Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Daiichi Sankyo outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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