open access: Correspondence Breast Cancer Risk for Noncarriers of Family-Specific BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations: More Trouble With Phenocopies

Correspondence:  Breast Cancer Risk for Noncarriers of Family-Specific BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations: More Trouble With Phenocopies

• D. Gareth Evans and
• Anthony Howell

JCO published online on February 27, 2012; DOI:10.1200/JCO.2011.40.8021.

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Risk factors for carcinoma of the fallopian tube in women with and without a germline BRCA mutation

Reminder on stats: < 1.0 is decreased risk; > 1.0 is increased risk; OR=overall risk; edited some stats for ease of reading - see abstract/read more:

Conclusions

Parity and oral contraceptive use are associated with reduced risks of fallopian tube cancer. In contrast, hormone replacement therapy may be associated with an increase in the risk of fallopian tube cancer.