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Prostate cancer in a man with a BRCA2 mutation and a personal history of bilateral breast cancer.
Clinical genetics - 1 Aug 2015
Singer C F, Rappaport-Fuerhauser C, Sopik V, Narod S A
Abstract excerpt
Men with a BRCA2 mutation face substantial lifetime risks for the development of both breast and prostate cancer. A male who was initially diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32 was subsequently diagnosed at age 77 with both contralateral breast cancer and prostate cancer. He was found to be BRCA2 mutation carrier. The patient was treated with contralateral mastectomy, breast irradiation, prostate...
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