Routine screening for BRCA1 gene mutation unnecessary
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Widespread screening of women for the BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene is not warranted because the number of cancers linked to the gene is so low, two US studies have suggested. However, women with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer should be tested, the researchers said.
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