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. 2018 Sep 10;172(3):679–687. doi: 10.1007/s10549-018-4953-1

Table 3.

Breast cancer after genetic testing among non-affected BRCA carriers

Carriers without a history of breast cancera 55 cases
Observation period after genetic testing (average) 0–13.9 years (2.5)
Age at genetic testing (average) Age 20–66 (age 38.6)
Breast cancer onset after genetic testing 4 cases
Incidence rate 4/137.5 (persons/person years)
2.9%/year
BRCA1 positive 2 cases, BRCA2 positive 2 cases
Opportunities for detection MRI: 2 cases, DCIS
MMG: 1 case, DCIS
Self-detection: 1 case, invasive 3.2 cm

DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, MMG mammography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging

aIncluding one patient with a history of cervical cancer and another with a history of ureter cancer