CARRIERS

Researchers reveal women shows higher risk of developing cancer in both breast

The study used data from 15,104 prospectively followed women in the Cancer Risk Estimates Related to Susceptibility (CARRIERS) consortium. The researchers found that patients who carry a germline BRCA1, BRCA2 or CHEK2 mutation have at least a twofold increased risk of developing cancer in both breasts, known as contralateral breast cancer.