Figure 2 shows the risk of breast cancer for BRCA2 patients who have different number of full term pregnancies before the age of 30
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Question 10
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Describe how genes affect the risk of developing cancer. In your explanation explain how mutations occur and how mutations can lead to cancer.
Question 11
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BRCA genes prevent cancer tumors from forming.
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False
Question 3
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By what percentage does the BRCA mutation increase the risk for developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer for increased female breast cancer risk by age 50?
Question 4
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By what percentage does the BRCA mutation increase the risk for developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer for increased female breast cancer risk by age 70?
Question 5
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By what percentage does the BRCA mutation increase the risk for developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer for increased female 2nd breast cancer risk by age 70?
Question 6
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By what percentage does the BRCA mutation increase the risk for developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer for male breast cancer by age 70?
Question 7
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According to the graph, how does the number of full-term pregnancies before the age of 30 affect a BRCA2 patient's breast cancer risk?
Question 8
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Beyonce has 3 children and her sister Solange has 1 child. According to the figure, Beyonce's risk for developing breast cancer is __________ as her sister's.
Question 9
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Why is it useful for patients who test positive for BRCA2 mutations to also see a genetic counselor and not just use the test results to make decisions? (In other words, why is knowing your genetic information not enough?
Even if someone has inherited the mutation, risk of cancer is affected by many variables beyond genes
Genetic information is not enough because test results can be wrong
Family history may be incorrectly reported
Genetic counselors are the only ones who know how to read the test results.
What age range does the risk of breast cancer increase most when multiple family members have breast cancer?
