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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2017

No evidence of excessive cancer screening in female noncarriers from

S Guedaoura, S Pelletier, W D Foulkes, P Hamet, J Simard, N Wong, Z El Haffaf, J Chiquette, M Dorval

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

S GuedaouraFaculté de pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec.
S PelletierCentre de recherche du chu de Québec-Université Laval, Québec.
W D FoulkesDepartments of Human Genetics and Oncology, McGill University, Montreal.
P HametFaculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal.
J SimardCentre de recherche du chu de Québec-Université Laval, Québec.
N WongSir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal.
Z El HaffafFaculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal.
J ChiquetteCentre de recherche du chu de Québec-Université Laval, Québec.
M DorvalFaculté de pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec.
Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval · CAHôpital du Saint-Sacrement · CAJewish General Hospital · CAMontreal Police Service · CAUniversité Laval · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn families with a proven

methodsSelf-report data were provided retrospectively by 220 unaffected female noncarriers for periods of up to 10 years (mean: 4.3 years) since disclosure of their

resultsThe annual average for mammography exams was 0.15, 0.4, 0.56, and 0.71 in women 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60-69 years of age respectively. The uptake of other breast and ovarian cancer screening exams was very low. Mammography and breast ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging were generally more frequent among participants with at least 1 first-degree relative affected by breast cancer.

conclusionsIn most noncarriers, screening practices are consistent with the guidelines concerning women in the general population. When noncarriers adopt screening behaviours that are different from those that would be expected for average-risk women, those behaviours are influenced by their familial cancer history. IMPACT: Decision tools might help female noncarriers to be involved in their follow-up in accordance with their genetic status and their family history, while taking into account the benefits and disadvantages of cancer screening.

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BRCA genescancer screening practicescohort studiesfamilial cancer historytrue noncarriers

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PMID29270046
PMCPMC5736476
OpenAlexW2779266436

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