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Breast cancer risk after ovarian cancer in women with BRCA mutations

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/breast-cancer-after-ovarian-cancer-for-BRCA1-and-BRCA2

Full article: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO-25-01648

Women who have an inherited mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a higher lifetime risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer compared to women without these mutations. This study found that after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation have a relatively low risk of developing breast cancer. (posted 5/18/2026)

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