The risk of skin cancer in women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

The risk of skin cancer in women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

Abstract Background It has not been clearly established if skin cancer or melanoma are manifestations of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carrier status. Estimating the risk of skin cancer is an important step towards developing screening recommendations. Methods We report the findings of a prospective cohor...

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Main Authors: Steven A. Narod, Kelly Metcalfe, Amy Finch, An-Wen Chan, Susan Randall Armel, Amber Aeilts, Andrea Eisen, Beth Karlan, Louise Bordeleau, Nadine Tung, William D. Foulkes, Susan L. Neuhausen, Charis Eng, Olufunmilayo Olopade, Dana Zakalik, Fergus Couch, Carey Cullinane, Tuya Pal, Ping Sun, Joanne Kotsopoulos, the Hereditary Breast Cancer Clinical Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
Melanoma
BRCA1
BRCA2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13053-024-00277-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13053-024-00277-5

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