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Contralateral breast cancer after radiotherapy among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a WECARE study report

Jonine L Bernstein, Duncan C Thomas, Roy E Shore, Mark Robson, John D Boice, Marilyn Stovall, Michael Andersson, Leslie Bernstein, Kathleen E Malone, Anne S Reiner, Charles F Lynch, Marinela Capanu, Susan A Smith, Lina Tellhed, Sharon N Teraoka, Colin B Begg, Jorgen H Olsen, Lene Mellemkjaer, Xiaolin Liang, Anh T DiepAke Borg, Patrick Concannon, Robert W Haile, WECARE Study Collaborative Group

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    Abstract

    Women with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 (BRCA1/BRCA2) mutations are at very high risk of developing breast cancer, including asynchronous contralateral breast cancer (CBC). BRCA1/BRCA2 genes help maintain genome stability and assist in DNA repair. We examined whether the risk of CBC associated with radiation treatment was higher among women with germline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations than among non-carriers.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalEuropean journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)
    Volume49
    Issue number14
    Pages (from-to)2979-85
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0959-8049
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2013

    Keywords

    • Adult
    • BRCA1 Protein
    • BRCA2 Protein
    • Breast
    • Breast Neoplasms
    • Case-Control Studies
    • Cohort Studies
    • Female
    • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
    • Heterozygote
    • Humans
    • Logistic Models
    • Middle Aged
    • Multivariate Analysis
    • Radiation Dosage
    • Risk Factors

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