BRCA1 and Prostate Cancer Risk
Although the most significant impact of the Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 is on breast and ovarian cancer risk in women, that – of course – is not the whole story. Risks for some other cancer types are elevated too, including breast and prostate cancer in men. Not surprisingly given the impact that risk of breast and ovarian cancer has on women with...
Read MoreProstate Cancer is More Aggressive in Men with BRCA2 Mutations from Hereditary Breast Cancer Families
Although the major health impact of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is on women, it has increasingly been recognized that BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations have significant implications for men as well. For example, one recent trend has been increasing recognition of the impact of BRCA2 mutations on the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in men. A 2007 Study of Impact of an Icelandic Founder Mutation in BRCA2...
Read More
Recent Blog Post Comments