BRCA Mutations Up Risk of Non-Breast Cancers Too
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It's now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast cancer, but new findings show that these genes also increase risk of certain other cancers as well.
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A new study finds that, for some women, a mammogram may not be the best way to detect early breast cancer. Researchers say women who have the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations run a better chance of having
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Close relatives of cancer patients are often at substantially higher risk than the population at large of developing cancer themselves, a study of 32,000 cancer patients over nearly 50 years has revealed.
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NEW YORK  - The innate capacity to repair  damaged DNA seems to affect a woman's chance of developing  breast cancer. Deficient DNA repair appears to triple the risk  of breast cancer, researchers have found.
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The risk of breast cancer among women carrying the well-known BRCA mutations is also affected by other genes, researchers said on Tuesday.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered role played by the breast cancer gene BRCA1 in repairing damaged DNA may help explain why women who inherit a mutated version of the gene are more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer.
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A new study gives a possible explanation for why breast cancer is more deadly in black women: they are more likely to have tumors that do not respond to the hormone-based treatments that help many others with the disease.
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NEW YORK  - Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations can lower their risk of developing breast and gynecologic cancers by having their ovaries removed. However, the benefit depends on which mutation they have, researchers have found.
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Scientists say they have found two genetic mutations that could triple the risk of developing bowel cancer.
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Women who gain weight as adults face  a higher lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer,  researchers reported on Monday.
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Researchers say they have found six new sites of variation in the genome that increase the risk of breast cancer.
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A genetic mutation that raises the  risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S.  women, making it the first truly common breast cancer  susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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New findings add to the evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur, giving valuable guidance to doctors and patients about whether potentially toxic chemotherapy
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NEW YORK  - New research provides more  evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to  a first pregnancy, influence a woman's risk of breast cancer.
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Data on nearly a million families suggest that mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes -- which are strongly linked to some breast cancers -- may also confer a slight
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True or false: Breast cancer is less likely to strike a woman who has no family history of the disease. Believe it or not, the answer is &quot;false.
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A study conducted in Iceland indicates that your chances of getting certain types of cancer increase dramatically if someone in your family had the disease, including even a distant relative.