Screening mammography in men with BRCA mutations: is there a role?

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Male breast cancer is rare, with an estimated incidence of 1.08 per 100,000 men, and a death rate less than one third of that. However, the incidence of breast cancer in men with the BRCA2 mutation is significantly higher, 7.1% before age 70 (Evans et al., J Med Genet. 2010; 47:710). Due to the low incidence of male breast carcinoma, and even lower incidence of male BRCA2 positive breast cancers, clear screening...

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