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False family history of breast cancer in the family cancer clinic.
Kerr, Bronwyn Foulkes, William D Cade, D Hadfield, L Hopwood, Penelope Serruya, Corinne Hoare, E Narod, Steven A Evans, D Gareth R
Kerr, Bronwyn
Foulkes, William D
Cade, D
Hadfield, L
Hopwood, Penelope
Serruya, Corinne
Hoare, E
Narod, Steven A
Evans, D Gareth R
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Abstract
AIMS: Awareness of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in both the general public and the medical profession is increasing. Individuals who may be at risk on the basis of a family history are requesting risk determination and appropriate management in a variety of settings. Risk determination relies largely on pedigree analysis and epidemiological data. METHODS: We describe five individuals presenting in the family cancer or genetic counselling clinic where a factitious family or personal history led to erroneous risk estimation. Common factors in these families are a history of benign breast disease, poor communication within families, long survival with early onset or bilateral disease, a lack of detailed knowledge of the illness and treatment in close relatives and inconsistencies in the history in repeated consultations.
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Date
1998-08
Publisher
Collections
Keywords
Breast Cancer
Type
Article
Citation
False family history of breast cancer in the family cancer clinic. 1998, 24 (4):275-9 Eur J Surg Oncol