Women with BRCA1 gene mutation at higher risk of deadly uterine cancer

Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 11:41 in Health & Medicine

Women who carry the BRCA1 gene mutation that dramatically increases their risk of breast and ovarian cancers are also at higher risk for a lethal form of uterine cancer, according to a study led by a Duke Cancer Institute researcher. This newly defined risk – the first to show a conclusive link between the BRCA1 […]

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