Learning I carried the BRCA1 mutation was terrifying, but it gave me the power to choose prevention, embrace survivorship, ...

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited (germline) or acquired (somatic) might not be key to the initiation of prostate cancer, as previously thought, suggests the first study of its ...

For ovarian cancer, a BRCA1 mutation increases the risk from the 1.3% seen in the general population to 39%, and a BRCA2 mutation raises it to between 11% and 17%.

Mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have been linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. "There is a sad lack of research on teen and young adult cancers and survivorship," Cara Scharf says.

A link between the BRCA1 gene mutation and lower levels of a hormone that is an indicator of the number of eggs left in a woman's ovaries, has been identified by scientists.

Of the more than 3 million people with breast cancer in the United Stated, about 10 percent carry an inherited mutation in their BRCA1 gene. In health, the gene is responsible for suppressing tumors.

Women without BRCA1 mutations, on the other hand, did not appear to benefit from ovary removal, according to results published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. One in 300 to one in 500 women ...

The BRCA1 mutation has been linked to a huge increase in risk for breast cancer by several studies, with 87 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing genetic testing for the ...

Jen Culton learned she had the BRCA1 gene mutation after her older sister's breast-cancer diagnosis. She decided to have two of her daughters tested; one daughter also has the BRCA1 gene mutation.

The mutations are rare in the general population - about 0.1% for BRCA1 and 0.2% for BRCA2 - although they can be more prevalent in certain groups, such as Ashkenazi Jews.