USPSTF Recommends BRCA Mutation Screening for High-risk Women Only

The newest draft recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force encourages primary care health professionals to screen women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer using a screening tool specifically designed to pinpoint whether that family history may be associated with an increased risk for potentially harmful mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - Category: Primary Care Source Type: news