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Table 10. Uptake of Risk-reducing Mastectomy (RRM) and/or Breast Screening Among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

Study Citation Study Population Uptake of RRM Uptake of Breast Screening Mammography and/or Breast MRI  Length of Follow-up  Comments  
United States
[200]Carriers (n = 108)aCarriers 37%Mammography Mean 5.3 yPredictors of RRM were younger age, higher precounseling cancer distress, more recent diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer, and intact ovaries.
Carriers affected 92%
Carriers unaffected 82%
Noncarriers (n = 60)aNoncarriers 0%Noncarriers 66%
Uninformative affected 89%
MRI
Uninformative (n = 206)aUninformative 6.8%Carriers affected 51%
Carriers unaffected 46%
Noncarriers 11%
Uninformative 27%
[201]Carriers (n = 146)aCarriers 13%Not applicable12 moIntentions at test result disclosure predicted RRM decisions.
[202]Carriers (n = 237)bCarriers 23%Not applicableMean 3.7 yWomen opting for RRM were <60 y, had a prior diagnosis of breast cancer, and also underwent RRSO.
Median time to RRM: 124 days from receiving results.
[203]Carriers (n = 37)aCarriers 0%Mammography 24 mo
Carriers 57%
Noncarriers 49%
Noncarriers (n = 92)aNoncarriers 0%Declined test 20%
Declined testing (n = 15)aMRI
Not evaluated
International
[204]Carriers (n = 101)aCarriers 6.9%Mammography 5 yNoncarriers often continued screening.
Carriers 59%
Noncarriers aged 30–39 y 53%
Noncarriers (n = 145)aNoncarriers 0%MRI
Carriers 31%
Noncarriers 4.8%
[205]Carriers (n = 70)aCarriers 11%Mammography 3 y
Carriers 89%
MRI
Not evaluated
[206]Carriers (N = 2,677)aCarriers 18% (unaffected)Mammography 3.9 y; range 1.5–10.3 yLarge differences in uptake of risk management options by country.
Carriers 87%
MRI 1,294 participants had a personal history of breast cancer.
Carriers 31%

MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; RRSO = risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.
aSelf-report as data source.
bMedical records as data source.
cData source not specified.

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