BRCA Mutations in Young Women. Plastic Surgery Hot Topics with Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Video Author:Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Published on:May 21, 2018

In this video, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery" discusses how the growing public awareness of hereditary breast cancers, notably BRCA1/2, as well as increasing popularity of personalized medicine has led to a greater number of young adult patients presenting for risk-reduction mastectomies and breast reconstruction.

Read the June 2018 PRS #PlasticSurgery Article, "BRCA Mutations in the Young, High-Risk Female Population: Genetic testing, Management of Prophylactic Therapies and Implications for Plastic Surgeons" by Salibian, Frey, Choi, and Karp.

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Keywords: plastic surgery, #PRSHotTopic; Breast; BRCA; Breast Cancer; augmentation; DNA; mutations; female; young females; genetics; prophylactic; plastic surgery; therapy; mastectomy; genetic testing

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