Study finds potential link between breast cancer genes and salivary gland cancer

(Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) The risk of developing cancer in a salivary gland might be higher in people with mutations in either of two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer. Salivary gland cancer is rare, but this new study suggests it occurs 17 times more often in people with inherited mutations in genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news