If your family has BRCA gene mutations linked to breast or ovarian cancer, you’re at higher risk for prostate cancer too.

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Prostate cancer risk, screening and management in patients with germline BRCA1/2 mutations

Narrative Review

2023 Apr

Men with inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations are much more likely to get prostate cancer, even if no one else in their family has had it — the study shows this risk is real and not just because of family history.

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Men who inherit a faulty BRCA2 gene are 2 to 4 times more likely to get prostate cancer than men without it.

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Having a BRCA1 mutation raises prostate cancer risk, but not as much as having a BRCA2 mutation.

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When men with BRCA2 mutations get prostate cancer, it’s often more aggressive and shows up earlier in life than in men without the mutation.

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We don’t yet know if screening men with BRCA mutations for prostate cancer actually saves lives or improves how they feel long-term.

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