Journal article
The risk of skin cancer in women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations
Abstract
BackgroundIt has not been clearly established if skin cancer or melanoma are manifestations of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carrier status. Estimating the risk of skin cancer is an important step towards developing screening recommendations.MethodsWe report the findings of a prospective cohort study of 6,207 women from North America who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations. Women were followed from the date of baseline questionnaire to the diagnosis of …
Authors
Narod SA; Metcalfe K; Finch A; Chan A-W; Armel SR; Aeilts A; Eisen A; Karlan B; Bordeleau L; Tung N
Journal
Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, Vol. 22, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/s13053-024-00277-5
ISSN
1731-2302