Search for dissertations about: "BRCA2"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the word BRCA2.
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11. Impact of Lifestyle, Hormones, and Genes on Breast Cancer
Abstract : Approximately 7000 women are diagnosed and 1500 women die from breast cancer in Sweden every year. The aim of this thesis was to study the interplay of polymorphisms, hormone levels, lifestyle, and the use of concomitant medication in relation to risk and prognosis in two cohorts: one composed of young healthy women from high-risk breast cancer families and the other of breast cancer patients from the general population. READ MORE
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12. Hereditary breast/ovarian cancer : implementation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women in the western world. Most cases are sporadic but in 5 to 10 % an inherited genetic mutation is the main cause of the disease. READ MORE
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13. Hereditary Ovarian Cancer mutation frequencies and genetic profiles
Abstract : Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of gynecological cancer death and in Sweden nearly 700 cases are diagnosed annually. Ovarian cancer has one of the highest frequencies of hereditary cancer. READ MORE
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14. Breast cancer in young women. Aspects of heredity and contralateral disease
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in Sweden, as well as worldwide. In Sweden, 8,288 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2019, out of whom approximately 1.5% were younger than 35 years of age. READ MORE
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15. Molecular studies in breast cancer susceptibility genes
Abstract : Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, with a cumulative risk of approximately 12% by the age of 85. Of the breast cancer cases, 5-10% are hereditary. READ MORE