Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 241-247, December 2011

Hereditary female cancers: Breast, ovarian, and endometrial

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL, USA

Received 21 October 2010; accepted 10 December 2010.

Abstract 

Hereditary cancers breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers comprise a significant portion of cancers affecting women. This paper strives to review the genetics and current screening, prophylaxis, and treatment of these malignancies.

KEYWORDS: Cancer, BRCA, Breast, Ovarian, Endometrial

 

PII: S1110-5690(10)00177-9

doi:10.1016/j.mefs.2010.12.003

Middle East Fertility Society Journal
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 241-247, December 2011

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