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Lesson 8 Transfer Task Breast Cancer

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6 questions
4

Figure 1 shows the risk of cancer for biological females with a BRCA1 mutation and in the general population. How does having the gene change the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

You MUST use specific evidence from the graph (state numbers)

Sentence starter:
Having the BRCA1 mutation (increases OR decreases) the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer because ......

4

According to the graph, how does the number of full-term pregnancies before age 30 affect a BRCA 1 patient’s breast cancer risk?

Be sure to state if number of pregnancies increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer.

Cite data from the graph. MUST state numbers.

4

According to the graph, how does oral contraceptive use affect a BRCA 1 patient’s ovarian cancer risk?

Be sure to state if the use of oral contraceptive will increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer.

Cite data from the graph.

A 20-year-old biological female has a mother and aunt who both had breast cancer, so her family doctor sent her to be tested for the mutations that can cause breast cancer: BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 are both tumor suppressor genes. Like p53, they prevent tumors from forming.
The test reveals that the patient has a mutation in her BRCA1 gene, but not her BRCA 2 gene.
4

Describe how her genes affect the risk of developing different cancers. Consider how some genes can prevent cancer and how some mutations lead to cancer when you explain how her risk of cancer is higher than the average person.

2

Describe how those genes were passed through her family. Consider meiosis in your answer.

2

Describe how different factors can affect the expression of this gene. Be sure to discuss how a gene becomes a protein.