Cancer Australia

A glossary of terms covering all aspects of breast and ovarian cancer.

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BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene

These are genes that normally prevent a woman developing breast or ovarian cancer. If a woman has a fault in one of these genes, she has a high chance of developing breast or ovarian cancer; although it does not mean that she is certain to develop cancer
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