By NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Inherited mutations in the BRCA1 gene and closely related BRCA2 gene account for about 5 to 10 percent of all breast cancers and 15 percent of ovarian cancers [1]. For any given individual, the likelihood that one of these mutations is responsible goes up significantly in the presence… Continue reading Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers: Moving Toward More Precise Prevention
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Mutations Linked to Blood Cancer Surprisingly High in Older People
Researchers have found that at least 2 percent of people over 40, as well as 5 percent of people over 70, have genetic mutations linked to leukemia and lymphoma. The findings, from investigators at Washington University School of Medicine, don’t mean that people with the mutations are destined to get blood cancer. The incidence of… Continue reading Mutations Linked to Blood Cancer Surprisingly High in Older People