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What is the risk for a new breast cancer diagnosis in the other breast for women with a BRCA1, BRCA2 or TP53 mutation?

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/risk-for-second-diagnosis-after-breast-cancer-with-inherited-mutations
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/2/378

For women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, knowing their risk of breast cancer in the other (contralateral) breast can help them make decisions about surgery and screening. This study shows that women with an inherited mutation in BRCA1, BRCA2 or TP53 have an increased risk for contralateral breast cancer. This risk is highest in women with a TP53 mutation. (6/6/20)

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