Article
Screening for genetic risk of breast cancer.
American family physician - 1 Jan 1999
Rosenthal T C, Puck S M
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 10 to 15 percent of all breast cancers are thought to be familial and about one third of these cases are due to an inherited mutation in a BRCA1 or BRCA2 breast cancer-susceptibility gene. The lifetime incidence of breast cancer in mutation carriers is above 50 percent, and carriers...
Topics
- Algorithms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Decision Making
- Female
- Genes, BRCA1
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genetic Testing
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Mutation
- Patient Education as Topic
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Teaching Materials