Women with BRCA genes who get breast cancer within 10 years of giving birth more likely to die US and UK scientists looked at data for 903 British women with cancer-causing BRCA genes, and found those who were diagnosed with breast cancer within 10 years of giving birth were more likely to die from the disease than women who were diagnosed later and women who had not given birth. The highest risk was seen among women with the BRCA1 gene who were diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer within five years of giving birth and women with BRCA1 diagnosed with oestorogen negative breast cancer between five and 10 years after giving birth. The same pattern was not seen among women with the BRCA2 gene, however. The researchers say their results should be used to inform genetic counseling, prevention, and treatment strategies for women with BRCA genes.
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