Impact of lower co-payments on risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy and BRCA testing in Japan

• Autores principales: Katsuyuki Konnai (Autor), Hiroyuki Fujiwara (Autor), Masakazu Kitagawa (Autor), Reina Wakabayashi (Autor), Asuna Yumori (Autor), Tsuguto Notomi (Autor), Ryo Onose (Autor), Hisamori Kato (Autor), Hiroto Narimatsu (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Abstract Background In April 2020, insurance coverage for risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) for breast cancer patients with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome and BRCA testing were started in Japan. We investigated the impact of insurance coverage on the number of RRSO and...