Breast And Ovary Removal Helps In High Risk Cancer

BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations need not be fatal anymore. Preemptive removal of breasts or ovaries in women with the two common breast cancer genes can sharply reduce the risk of contracting cancer and dying, it has been shown.

Women who have either of the two BRCA genes have a lifetime risk of 56% to 84% of developing breast cancer. Women with the BRCA1 gene also have a 36% to 63% risk of ovarian cancer, and those with BRCA2 have a 10% to 27% risk.

According to the American Cancer Society and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1.3 million new breast cancer cases are diagnosed around the world every year and it kills 465,000 women annually, making it the leading global cancer killer of women.



Source: Medindia