Happy Birthday BRCA2!
It’s the last day of Breast Awareness month, so I thought this post would be quite apt!
This year sees the tenth anniversary of the discovery of breast cancer gene BRCA2!
According to estimates of lifetime risk, about 13.2% of women will develop breast cancer, compared with estimates of 36% to 85% with an altered BRCA2 gene. So, if you have an altered BRCA2 gene you’re 3-7 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women without the gene.
The groundbreaking discovery has given women with a family history of the disease real reason to celebrate with the greatest gift of all – extending lives and proactive choices about their care.
For further information on the BRCA genes and BRCA testing visit:
www.myriad.com and www.opaldia.com
Elaine Warburton
There are no such effective and reliable BRCA testing in my country. And oncologists usually donot aware of these high risk families.
Hi! Thanks for your comment. Where abouts do you live? Elaine