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Primary care screening advised to select women for BRCA counseling


 

FROM ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

The full recommendation is available here.

The review was funded by the Agency for Health Research and Quality. Task force member Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo disclosed that she has received grants from the American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. Task force member Dr. Michael P. Pignone disclosed that he has received a grant from the American Cancer Society. The other task force members stated that they had no relevant financial disclosures.

dbrunk@frontlinemedcom.com

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