Advanced-stage Ovarian Cancer Patients With BRCA Live Longer, Ma...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Wed, 03/12/2008 - 07:00

Two abstracts underscoring the importance of testing for BRCA1/2 mutations in women with ovarian cancer have recently been presented.

The majority of women with ovarian cancer are unaware BRCA testing is available.

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