Decision-making for Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) in Southeast Asian BRCA Mutation Carriers With Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study

• Main Authors: Sa'at, Hamizah, Lee, Yew-Kong, Yoon, Sook-Yee, Wong, Siu Wan, Woo, Yin Ling, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); Mental healin
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33835/

Background The uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) in Asian countries is variable despite being the most effective option for ovarian cancer risk reduction in BRCA mutation carriers. Exploration of factors which may impact the RRSO decision-making of BRCA mutation carriers from Mala...