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Case Study: Truth, Trust, and Team Play

Case Study: Truth, Trust, and Team Play Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education ©2015 by the Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education 2015, Vol. 21, No. 1, 44–47 1075–1211/15 Alan Xenakis M.D., Sc.D., M.P.H., M.S. Katie is a 47-year-old female who describes herself as very healthy. Katie’s only surgery was an elective breast augmentation performed when she was 38 years old. Her job as a breast cancer awareness specialist for her company has caused her to seek a baseline mammogram. Katie knows she has several risk factors for breast cancer. She started her menstrual cycle before the age of 12 and had her two children after she was 30. While 5% to 10% of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary, Katie does not know her biological history because she was adopted. Katie’s breast implants make it more difficult to see breast tissue on standard mammograms, but additional x-ray views, called implant displacement views, can be used to examine her breast tissue more completely. Katie’s insurance company will not pay for these additional views. Her gynecologist informs Katie that the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer is an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. If Katie has inherited either http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education Springer Journals

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Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education ©2015 by the Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education 2015, Vol. 21, No. 1, 44–47 1075–1211/15 Alan Xenakis M.D., Sc.D., M.P.H., M.S. Katie is a 47-year-old female who describes herself as very healthy. Katie’s only surgery was an elective breast augmentation performed when she was 38 years old. Her job as a breast cancer awareness specialist for her company has caused her to seek a baseline...
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Copyright © 2015 by Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education
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Education; Medical Education
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1075-1211
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1075-1211
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10.1007/BF03355308
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Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education ©2015 by the Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education 2015, Vol. 21, No. 1, 44–47 1075–1211/15 Alan Xenakis M.D., Sc.D., M.P.H., M.S. Katie is a 47-year-old female who describes herself as very healthy. Katie’s only surgery was an elective breast augmentation performed when she was 38 years old. Her job as a breast cancer awareness specialist for her company has caused her to seek a baseline mammogram. Katie knows she has several risk factors for breast cancer. She started her menstrual cycle before the age of 12 and had her two children after she was 30. While 5% to 10% of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary, Katie does not know her biological history because she was adopted. Katie’s breast implants make it more difficult to see breast tissue on standard mammograms, but additional x-ray views, called implant displacement views, can be used to examine her breast tissue more completely. Katie’s insurance company will not pay for these additional views. Her gynecologist informs Katie that the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer is an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. If Katie has inherited either

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