Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Patients Who Test Negative for a Hereditary Cancer Syndrome

ConclusionsMore than half (51%) of women who underwent genetic counseling and received an uninformative negative genetic test result had a significantly elevated risk for the development of breast cancer. It is, therefore, imperative that women do not conclude that a negative genetic test result represents a lack of risk.
Source: The American Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research