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May 16, 2014

Breastfeeding, Birth Control Pills May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk Among Women with BRCA Gene Mutations

...ovaries to cut their cancer risk. Find more information in Medical Xpress. Risk Reduction for BRCA BRCA, ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer BRCA, Basser Center Breastfeeding, tubal ligation – also known...

Jul 9, 2021

Oral Contraceptives Associated with Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk in BRCA Mutation Carriers

...Contraceptives & Lower Risk for BRCA Carriers An international retrospective study followed BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers to track oral contraceptive use and ovarian cancer. Here’s what they learned. oral-contraceptives-associated-with-lower-ovarian-cancer-risk-in-brca-mutation-carriers...

Jan 27, 2012

Study Finds BRCA Mutation Boosts Ovarian Cancer Survival

...the BRCA2 gene, the research showed. “BRCA1 carriers had a more favorable survival than noncarriers, which improved slightly after additional adjustment for stage, grade, histology, and age at diagnosis. BRCA2...

Apr 3, 2013

USPSTF Releases Draft Statement on Risk Assessment for BRCA-Related Cancer

...associated with an increased risk for potentially harmful mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2). Women with a positive screen should receive genetic counseling and, if indicated after counseling, BRCA...

Dec 10, 2013

OCRF Research Sheds Light on Ovarian Cancer Origins in BRCA Mutation Carriers

...cancer, ovarian cancer research, cancer ovarian, ovarian cancer news, ovarian cancer research news, BRCA ovarian cancer Ovarian Cancer Origins in BRCA Mutation Carriers Ovarian Cancer Origins in BRCA Mutation Carriers...

Jan 31, 2018

Ovarian Cancer Risk and BRCA1 Methylation

(January 31, 2018) A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine explains that researchers now believe that the methylation of normal BRCA1 gene promotion, not solely BRCA1 mutation, is...

Oct 15, 2015

BRCA Mutations Confer Risk, Even in Absence of Family History

...family history of the disease, 6 were found to have mutations in BRCA1 andBRCA2. Six of the 59 cases without family history were also found to have BRCA1/2 germline mutations,...

Nov 19, 2015

Ten-year Survival Not Associated with BRCA Mutation Status

...mutation status and extent of residual disease post-surgery. Results showed that by 10-years of follow-up, 43% of non-carriers, 57% of BRCA1 mutation carriers and 69% of BRCA2 mutation carriers had...

Jun 25, 2012

New Study Clarifies BRCA Mutations in Ovarian Cancer, Encourages Testing

...should be offered BRCA1/2 mutation testing. Researchers from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in East Melbourne, Australia, screened 1,001 women with ovarian cancer to investigate the impact of germ-line BRCA1...

Jun 14, 2013

Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patents

...et al. v. Myriad Genetics, the court considered the validity of patents held by the Utah-based company Myriad Genetics for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which when mutated are associated...

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Breastfeeding, Birth Control Pills May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk Among Women with BRCA Gene Mutations

Oral Contraceptives Associated with Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk in BRCA Mutation Carriers

Study Finds BRCA Mutation Boosts Ovarian Cancer Survival

USPSTF Releases Draft Statement on Risk Assessment for BRCA-Related Cancer

OCRF Research Sheds Light on Ovarian Cancer Origins in BRCA Mutation Carriers

Ovarian Cancer Risk and BRCA1 Methylation

BRCA Mutations Confer Risk, Even in Absence of Family History

Ten-year Survival Not Associated with BRCA Mutation Status

New Study Clarifies BRCA Mutations in Ovarian Cancer, Encourages Testing

Supreme Court Strikes Down BRCA Gene Patents

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