More Than 80% Of People Who Carry BRCA1 Or BRCA2 Mutations May Be Unaware Of Their Increased Risk Of Cancer, Study Suggests.

Newsweek (9/24, Gander) reports researchers found that more than 80% of people who carry mutated BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which “raise their risk of developing certain forms of cancer, are unaware of it.” The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.