Critical evaluation of diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer
Most inherited cases of breast cancer
are associated with two abnormal
genes: BRCA1 (BReast CAncer gene 1)
and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer gene 2).
According to the National Cancer
Institute, women with an abnormal
BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have about a
60% risk of being diagnosed with breast
cancer during their lifetimes (compared
to about 12% for women overall). Their
risk of ovarian cancer is also increased.
Abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are
found in 5% to 10% of all breast cancer
cases in the United States. Other types
of inherited gene abnormalities are less
common.
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