The yield and effectiveness of breast cancer surveillance in women with <scp>PTEN</scp> Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome

Hoxhaj, Alma; M.C.M. Drissen, Meggie; R. Vos, Janet; Bult, Peter; M. Mann, Ritse; Hoogerbrugge, Nicoline

doi:10.1002/cncr.34326

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The yield and effectiveness of breast cancer surveillance in women with PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome

Published in Cancer • Jun 1, 2022

Authors:

Alma Hoxhaj

Meggie M.C.M. Drissen

Janet R. Vos

Abstract

Background Women with PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome (PHTS) are offered breast cancer (BC) surveillance because of an increased BC lifetime risk. Surveillance guidelines are, however, expert opinion–based because of a lack of data. We aimed to assess the yield and effectiveness of BC surveillance and...

Subject

Medicine

Mammography

Breast cancer

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