© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 18, 1343,
September 18, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Press Release
Breast Cancer Gene May be Associated with Additional Cancers
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Two new studies suggest that people who inherit BRCA1 mutations are at an increased risk of not only breast and ovarian cancer but a number of other cancers as well. However, the absolute magnitude of the increase in risk of these other cancers is small. The findings appear in the September 18 issue of the Journal of the National