develop breast cancer before turning 70. Approximately 45% of women with the BRCA2 mutation will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer before turning 70.Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation who have a successful treatment for breast cancer have a higher risk of recurrence.
Diseases related to a BRCA1 variation have a higher likelihood of being triple-negative breast cancer, which is often more challenging to treat.
While these statistics are concerning, remember that less than 10% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a BRCA mutation.Plus, most cancers can be treated, even for women with mutations of the BRCA gene.
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