Beyond BRCA: Links between breast, second primary cancer and inherited mutations

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Rates of inherited mutations in genes other than BRCA1/2 are twice as high in breast cancer patients who have had a second primary cancer -- including, in some cases, different types of breast cancer -- compared to patients who have only had a single breast cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news