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Brca Breast Cancer Gene
- Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Ethnicity, Race, Genes, and Family History
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Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the breast. There are two main types of breast cancer:
- Ductal carcinoma starts in the tubes (ducts) that move milk from the breast to the nipple. Most breast cancers are of this type.
- Lobular carcinoma starts in the parts of the breast, called lobules, that produce milk.
In rare cases, breast cancer can start in other areas of the breast.
Breast cancer may be invasive or noninvasive. Invasive means it has spread from the milk duct or...
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From Our Experts
BRCA1 and BRCA2: Testing for the Breast Cancer Gene?
A provocative essay in the New York Times by journalist Aliyah Baruchin has me thinking over, once again, a question that I occasionally... Read more »
BRCA Gene: One Woman's Decision
Jessica Queller, a Los Angeles-based TV writer, has written a book (Pretty is What Changes), detailing her response to a discovery she made... Read more »
Breast Cancer Research and the Manipulation of the BRCA1 gene
“A British woman has made history by conceiving the country’s first ‘designer baby’ guaranteed to be free from hereditary breast... Read more »
BRCA1 and BRCA2: No Longer the Only Troublesome Genes Out There
By now, most of us are probably pretty familiar with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 (pronounce them “bracka 1 and bracka 2”) genes. Identified in... Read more »
BRCA1: Startling New Findings Point to Need for Wider Testing
If you’ve had breast cancer, you’ve no doubt heard about BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing, often offered as an option to women with a strong... Read more »
From Our Sources
Mammogram risks may outweigh benefits for young BRCA carriers
Researchers say the radiation in mammograms may have a harmful effect on young women who have the BRCA gene mutation, a report from the Journal of... Read more »
Baby girl free of breast cancer gene to be born soon
A British baby genetically engineered to be born free of the BRCA 1 breast cancer gene is due to be born soon. Experts say people who have the BRCA 1... Read more »
Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Ethnicity, Race, Genes, and Family...
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
About 12% of women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Each year in the United States, about 207,000 women are diagnosed with... Read more »
Scientists find gene that leads to deadliest breast cancer
U.S. and Swedish researchers have identified the role that the BRCA1 gene mutation plays in the deadliest form of breast cancer. Researchers say that... Read more »
Breast cancer genes linked to prostate cancer
Men who have a mutation on the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes--commonly called the "breast cancer genes"--may be more likely to develop aggressive forms of... Read more »
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