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Update on BRCA1 and BRCA2: molecular biology and genetics

✍ Scribed by B.L. Weber


Book ID
117667837
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
163 KB
Volume
35
Category
Article
ISSN
0959-8049

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## Abstract Women with a mutation in __BRCA1__ or __BRCA2__ face a lifetime risk of breast cancer of ∼80%, and following the first diagnosis the10‐year risk of contralateral breast cancer is ∼30%. It has been shown that both tamoxifen and oophorectomy prevent contralateral breast cancer, but it is