Preventative double mastectomy reduces risk of breast cancer death BRCA1 mutation carriers, but not low risk BRCA2
Healthy women who carry a breast cancer-causing mutation in the BRCA1 gene, not only reduce…
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Women with DCIS at lowest risk of recurrence if they are post-menopausal or have oestrogen receptor positive cancer
Patients with an early form of breast cancer are less likely to suffer a recurrence…
Lymph node surgery could be avoided for women with aggressive types of breast cancer that respond well to upfront chemotherapy
Sentinel lymph node biopsies, where lymph nodes are surgically removed to check for signs of…
Risk of a second breast cancer can be better quantified in women carrying a BRCA mutation
The risk of a second breast cancer in patients with high-risk BRCA gene mutations can…