BRCA

Got your BRCA test more than 13 years ago? It may have missed a cancer-linked mutation

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Got your BRCA test more than 13 years ago? It may have missed a cancer-linked mutation

About 5 to 10% of breast cancer cases are linked to inherited gene mutations, which is why doctors recommend all women complete a risk assessment by age 25 to determine if they should get further genetic testing for cancer-linked BRCA mutations. But women who got their genetic test results a while ago — before 2013 … Read more

Women with BRCA mutations may be suffering unnecessarily due to ‘misinformation’ about treatment: study

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Women with BRCA mutations may be suffering unnecessarily due to ‘misinformation’ about treatment: study

New research indicates that a long-maligned menopausal treatment is safer than previously thought, showing that it doesn’t increase breast cancer risk in women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is considered a first-line treatment for menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness. However, many … Read more