Population-Based Study of the Risk of Second Primary Contralateral Breast Cancer Associated With Carrying a Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 | Zendy

Kathleen E. Malone | Zendy; Colin B. Begg | Zendy; Robert W. Haile | Zendy; Åke Borg | Zendy; Patrick Concan | Zendy; Lina Tellhed | Zendy; Shanyan Xue | Zendy; Sharon N. Teraoka | Zendy; Leslie Bernstein | Zendy; Marinela Capanu | Zendy; Anne S. Reiner | Zendy; Elyn Riedel | Zendy; Duncan C. Thomas | Zendy; Lene Mellemkjær | Zendy; Charles F. Lynch | Zendy; John D. Boice | Zendy; Hoda AntonCulver | Zendy; Jonine L. Bernstein | Zendy

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Population-Based Study of the Risk of Second Primary Contralateral Breast Cancer Associated With Carrying a Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2

Author(s) -

Kathleen E. Malone,

Colin B. Begg,

Robert W. Haile,

Åke Borg,

Patrick Concan,

Lina Tellhed,

Shanyan Xue,

Sharon N. Teraoka,

Leslie Bernstein,

Marinela Capanu,

Anne S. Reiner,

Elyn Riedel,

Duncan C. Thomas,

Lene Mellemkjær,

Charles F. Lynch,

John D. Boice,

Hoda AntonCulver,

Jonine L. Bernstein

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

journal of clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482

H-Index - 548

eISSN - 1527-7755

pISSN - 0732-183X

DOI - 10.1200/jco.2009.24.2495

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , oncology , mutation , population , cancer , gynecology , genetics , environmental health , gene , biology

Women with breast cancer diagnosed early in life comprise a substantial portion of those tested for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations; however, little information is available on the subsequent risks of contralateral breast cancer in mutation carriers. This study assessed the risk of subsequent contralateral breast cancer associated with carrying a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

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