This article seems to be another source for the following recommendations
Average Risks of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Associated with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations Detected in Case Series Unselected for Family History: A Combined Analysis of 22 Studies
Antoniou et a.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1180265/
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Gerd Antes
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 09:28:42AM -0500, Susan Fowler wrote:
> In case you are wondering or have people asking you (as I did) where that
> 87% increased risk number that Angelina mentions in her NY Times editorial
> came from, I believe this is it...
>
> U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. [1]Genetic risk assessment and BRCA
> mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility; 2005.
>
>
>
> "These mutations increase a woman's lifetime risk for breast cancer to 60%
> to 85%..."
>
>
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> ˇ Brose MS, Rebbeck TR, Calzone KA, Stopfer JE, Nathanson KL,
> Weber BL. [2]Cancer risk estimates for BRCA1 mutation carriers identified
> in a risk evaluation program. J Natl Cancer Inst 2002;94:1365-72.
>
> ˇ Thompson D, Easton DF. [3]Cancer incidence in BRCA1 mutation
> carriers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2002;94:1358-65.
>
> Of course, I could be mistaken, so if someone has something better please
> share!
> --
> Susan Fowler, MLIS
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> References
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> Visible links
> 1. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrgen.htm
> 2. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/94/18/1365
> 3. http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/94/18/1358.long
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