Article
Hormonal prevention of hereditary breast cancer.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2001
Narod S A
Abstract excerpt
Women who carry a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes face a lifetime risk of developing breast cancer that approaches 80%. Among women with predisposing BRCA mutations, the risk of breast cancer is influenced by environmental factors and by modifying genes. Through the study of cohorts of female BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers, several modifying factors have been identified. The risk of breast cancer is increased by...
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