Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DO The exact cause or causes of triple-negative breast cancer are unknown, but researchers have linked it to mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. They also ...

found the mother-of-three had already developed a cancerous ovarian tumour 58-year-old has since had a double mastectomy operation Four of her six sisters were also found to carry the BRCA2 gene ...

According to the National Cancer Institute, a person with a positive test result for the gene has an increased ... television contestant explains. "BRCA2 is ocular, ovarian, pancreatic, breast ...

Mutations in the BRCA1 gene that are either inherited ... Again, germline BRCA2 variation predominated, with eight (8%) testing positive, but only one (less than 1%) testing positive for a ...

"About a month ago, I tested positive for the BRCA-1 breast cancer gene (meaning my chances of ... have inherited a harmful variant in BRCA1 and BRCA2 also tend to develop cancer at younger ...