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BRCA's cancer map just grew: Gene mutations now implicated in thyroid, bladder, skin and head-neck cancers

An international group led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan has discovered associations between pathogenic variants of the BRCA 1 and 2 genes and ...
EurekAlert!

Hereditary mutations in BRCA genes increase risk of rare lymphoma among women with breast cancer who received textured breast implants

(WASHINGTON, June 13, 2025) – Women with breast cancer who were also carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and received textured breast implants as part of their reconstructive surgery after ...
Medical Xpress

BRCA1 gene mutations may not be key to prostate cancer initiation, as previously thought

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 ...
The Atlantic

The Cancer Gene More Men Should Test For

Sign up for Being Human, a newsletter that explores wellness culture, mortality and disease, and other mysteries of the body and the mind. “It’s a branding ...
News Medical

DNA study links BRCA genes to aggressive early-onset breast cancer in black women

Black women experience disproportionately elevated risks of developing and dying from early-onset breast cancer. New research published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
EurekAlert!

BRCA gene mutations now implicated in thyroid, bladder, skin, and head and neck cancer

An international group led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered associations between pathogenic variants of the BRCA 1 and 2 genes and ...