Risk of dying depends on what type of cancer is present. It can be very treatable, or the patient who tests positive for having the mutation might never develop the cancer.
That would depend on the kind of cancer she has, the stage, the grade, etc., etc. just like everyone else.
Although you didn’t ask the same goes for men.
EDIT: Testing positive for BRCA1 cannot determine the likelihood of death, as I said that depends on stage, grade, hormone receptor status, etc. Didn’t the doctor or genetic counselor explain this?
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Risk of dying depends on what type of cancer is present. It can be very treatable, or the patient who tests positive for having the mutation might never develop the cancer.
Brc1 Gene
I think you mean BRCA 1.
That would depend on the kind of cancer she has, the stage, the grade, etc., etc. just like everyone else.
Although you didn’t ask the same goes for men.
EDIT: Testing positive for BRCA1 cannot determine the likelihood of death, as I said that depends on stage, grade, hormone receptor status, etc. Didn’t the doctor or genetic counselor explain this?
depends on everything else.