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Table 1 Lifetime (by age 80 years) cancer risks (%) in BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers

From: Future possibilities in the prevention of breast cancer: Intervention strategies in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

 

Cancer type

Gene

Female breast

Ovarian

Male breast

Colon

Prostate*

BRCA1

80-85

60

?0

6

6

BRCA2

80-85

27

5

?0

6-14

  1. *By age 74 years. Data from [14].