Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility: Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Figure 3. NNS = number needed to screen. *Based on estimates for mastectomy. †Based on estimates for oophorectomy.
Figure 3. NNS = number needed to screen. *Based on estimates for mastectomy. †Based on estimates for oophorectomy. Yield of testing forBRCAmutations in a hypothetical population based on assumptions in Table 6.

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