Cyberounds: Fathers are on the hook
too...
Dear Colleague,
There's a lot we know, much we don't know and much information
that's incorrect about the genetics of breast and other associated
cancers.
For example:
- Its incidence is higher among whites than African Americans but it
is more lethal for African Americans.
- Even though its rate decreased by 3.5% per year between 2001 and
2004, breast cancer remains the most common cancer and the second
leading cause of cancer death among women.
- It is a misconception that breast cancer can only be inherited
from the maternal lineage. On the contrary, half of all inherited
breast cancer cases are inherited from the father's side of the
family.
- Male breast cancer is more commonly associated with BRCA2
mutations when compared to BRCA1 mutations.
Please join Jennifer Barrick, M.S., C.G.C., Genetic Counselor,
Nancie Petrucelli, M.S., C.G.C., Clinical Assistant Professor and
Michael S. Simon, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine and Oncology,
Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, as
they present The Genetics of Breast and Associated Cancers.
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The Editors of Cyberounds®
Leslie Carr, Ethel Chafetz and Harry Levy,
M.D.
Victor B. Hatcher, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Director of Center for Continuing Medical Education
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry
Albert Einstein College of
Medicine
