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What makes personalized medicine work? : an empirical analysis of the role of product attributes, medical professional societies and patient groups in the diffusion of four breast cancer genetic tests
… options (for example, chemoprevention versus prophylactic surgery). Little is known about the diffusion of such personalized approaches to medical practice, particularly the factors shaping the adoption of genetic tests. While numerous medical diffusion studies have been published over the …
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Surgery for Benign Biliary Tract Disease : An Analysis of 310 Cases from Smaller Hospitals
… <p>Summary:</p> <p>The results of biliary tract surgery in three small general hospitals serving suburban communities was studied. Their average daily censuses were 38, 70, and 97. Fourteen (4.5%) of 310 cases of benign biliary tract disease died after surgery. Among 219 cases of elective …
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Saying ‘No’: A biographical analysis of the experiences of women with a genetic predisposition to developing breast/ovarian cancer who reject risk reducing surgery
… cancer of more than 80%. Risk reducing surgery (RRS) reduces cancer risk by as much as 90% in high risk populations. Despite this, some BRCA1/2 mutation-positive women say no to RRS. Purpose: To illuminate an understanding of why women at high risk of developing breast/ovarian cancer say …