 |
NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
|
|
|
NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
|
Breast Cancer |
Braest cancer, hereditary or not?09/06/2000 09:47AM |
Is breast cancer a hereditary disease?
In the United States, approximately 180,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Of these cases, an estimated 7% of breast cancer is thought to be due to the presence of two breast cancer susceptibility genes: BRCA1 and BRCA2. The men and women who have inherited the mutated genes have a 50% higher risk(some researchers say 85%) of developing breast cancer in their life time. There are other inherited genes that are known to predispose to breast cancer but these mutated genes are very rare. I hope it is clear that only a small fraction of cases are due to the inherited genetic predisposition of an alteration in a single gene. Thank you for your question.
|
Janet Trigg, RN, MSN, EdD Associate Professor, Emeritus College of Nursing University of Cincinnati |
|
|
|
Please note: only your personal physician or other health professional you consult can best advise you on matters of your health based on your medical history, your family medical history, your medication history, and how information from any of these databases may apply to you. Neither University of Cincinnati (NetWellness) nor any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this web site shall be liable for any damages arising out of access to or use of this web site, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. (More) |