"For years, researchers have known that the risk that a woman will develop CBC is higher than an average woman’s risk for developing a first cancer and that this risk is even greater if the woman carries the BRCA1/2 mutation."
Table. 10-year Risk for Contralateral Breast Cancer: Key Stats
"Dr. Van Poznak said the
information in the study would help doctors
counsel patients. “The analysis performed in this large database of
European women under the age of 50 suggests that risks for contralateral
breast cancer within 10 years may be estimated based on age and BRCA1/2 status,” she said.
Ms. van den Broek said that if the results are confirmed in other
studies, age criteria and receptor status of the first breast cancers
might be included in guidelines for prophylactic measures and screening
in the follow-up of BRCA1/2 mutations carriers."
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