#BRCA breast cancer

Task force recommends BRCA screening for women at increased cancer risk

An annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease.

National Mammography Day is observed the 3rd Friday of October since 1993.

Adding immunotherapy to preoperative chemotherapy increased the likelihood of complete remission.

Task force says some women can benefit from risk-reducing drugs like tamoxifen, but women at average risk should not take them.

Breast cells are deprived of a particular type of DNA damage repair, causing normals cells to change to a pre-malignant state.

Many cancer survivors who undergo mastectomy can’t afford reconstruction surgery. But help is available.

Both have tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation.

Being aware of their BRCA status is associated with better breast cancer outcomes for women who decide against preventive surgery.

Tests for inherited genetic mutations can provide women diagnosed with ovarian or breast cancer with important information.