and Financial Implications of Genetic Counseling and Requests for Concurrent Prophylactic Mastectomy

Breast


Cancer and Reconstruction


Surgical and Financial Implications of Genetic Counseling and Requests for Concurrent Prophylactic Mastectomy


Murphy RX Jr, Namey T, Eid S, et al (The Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA) Ann Plast Surg 64:684-687, 2010§



S.H. Miller, MD, MPH



Evidence Ranking


• B



Expert Rating


• 2



Abstract


Risk assessment evaluation and breast cancer (BRCA) testing can occur in situations where a woman considers herself to be at increased risk for developing breast cancer or her physicians, either during routine evaluation or after diagnosis of unilateral breast cancer, consider her to be at risk for harboring a genetic predisposition to breast malignancy. This study examined the impact of risk assessment counseling on trends in breast surgery and cost of care.

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