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    In addition to female breast and ovarian cancers, BRCA1 and BRCA2 PVs are associated with increased risks of male breast, pancreatic, stomach, and prostate (only BRCA2 PVs) cancers, but not with the risks of other previously suggested cancers. The estimated age-specific risks wi …

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    The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the news that olaparib has been recommended by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat people with high-risk, early-stage breast cancer who have inherited faults in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.

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    • 💊📣NEWS: Olaparib has been recommended by @EMA_News to treat people with high-risk early-stage #BreastCancer with inherited faults in their #BRCA1 or #BRCA2 genes. This means patients will be a step closer to accessing the treatment. Read more👇 https://t.co/xBISzRiobW https://t.co/YZbE1rDNjT

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    Women younger than 40 years of age with advanced breast cancer often suffer from more aggressive disease and worse prognoses than their older counterparts. Knowing which types of genetic mutations these patients tend to have could inform treatment strategies and improve outcomes. In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers investigated the genomic alterations of patients with breast cancer,…

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    • Mutations differ across younger and older #breastcancer patients https://t.co/Fcn48QDErp #BCSM #MedTwitter #PM101 "Patients in the younger age groups had higher rates of #BRCA1 mutations and lower rates of #CDH1 and #PIK3CA mutations than did older patients."