Article
Cancer risk management among female BRCA1/2, PALB2, CHEK2, and ATM carriers.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2020
Cragun Deborah, Weidner Anne, Tezak Ann, Clouse Kate, Pal Tuya
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Identification of inherited breast cancer may guide cancer risk management. We sought to compare risk management practices across women with inherited breast cancer genes. METHODS: Females with a pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variant in BRCA1/2, PALB2, CHEK2, and/or ATM were surveyed about cancer risk management. Comparisons were made across genes. RESULTS: The 235 participants with P/LP variants...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Breast Neoplasms
- Checkpoint Kinase 2
- Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group N Protein
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
