Testing Minors for Breast Cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne‐Marie Laberge (0000-0003-1213-8288, College of Family Physicians of Canada, corresponding author), William Burke (0000-0003-2914-0560) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-11 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.ccas1-0701 |
| PMID | 23217662 |
| OpenAlex | W2237193134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Case Mrs. Freeman is a lawyer and mother of two daughters. During her morning shower one day, she was surprised to feel a small, hard mass in her left breast. After having a mammogram, she underwent a core biopsy and was diagnosed with a 2-centimeter invasive ductal carcinoma. Because Mrs. Freeman is only 34, her physician thought that she might have a genetic mutation that would greatly increase her chance of developing breast cancer. She asked to be tested and was in fact found to express a BRCA1 mutation
Breast cancer · Cancer · BRCA gene mutations in cancer · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |