Open AccessFamily history of breast cancer in men with non-BRCA male breast cancer: implications for cancer risk counseling
Author(s) -
Gregory S. Calip,
John Kidd,
Ryan Bernhisel,
Hannah Cox,
Jennifer Saam,
Garth H. Rauscher,
Johnathan M. Lancaster,
Kent Hoskins
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
breast cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.908
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1573-7217
pISSN - 0167-6806
DOI - 10.1007/s10549-020-05922-w
Subject(s) - breast cancer , family history , medicine , oncology , male breast cancer , cancer , brca mutation , odds ratio , genetic testing , gynecology
The role of genetic predisposition in male breast cancer (MBC) patients who test negative for a BRCA mutation is unclear. The aim of this study is to define the association between MBC and family history of breast cancer in patients without mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2.