Breast Cancer Genes a Real Risk for Men, Too
HealthDay Reporter
BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations put women at high risk for breast and ovarian cancers, but these mutations also increase men’s risk for certain cancers.
“If a male has a BRCA mutation, their risk of breast cancer increases 100-fold,” said senior study author Dr. Christopher Childers. He is a resident physician in the department of surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.
“But it’s not just breast cancer — BRCA mutations put men at higher risk for often aggressive prostate cancers that occur at younger ages,” Childers added in a university news release. more here: https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20180426/breast-cancer-genes-a-real-risk-for-men-too?src=RSS_PUBLIC
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