Karen Lu, MD

Patient education and counseling are essential in women at increased risk for ovarian and endometrial cancer. Women must be educated regarding the signs, symptoms, and risks associated with these cancers.

The ability to identify a womanwith a germ-line mutation inBRCA1 or BRCA2, throughclinical genetic testing, allows thatwoman’s physician to implement preventivestrategies that may spare herfrom developing breast or ovariancancer. Unfortunately, the most effectivestrategies currently are also themost drastic; namely, prophylacticmastectomy and/or prophylacticoophorectomy.