Table 1.

Estimated risk of developing cancer by age 70 in BRCA mutation carriers compared with the general population.

	BRCA MUTATION CARRIERS (%)	GENERAL POPULATION (%)
Breast (women)	50–85	11
Breast (men)	≤ 6	Rare
Ovarian (BRCA1)	40–60	1.5
Ovarian (BRCA2)	10–20	1.5

BRCA—breast cancer gene.