Breast Cancer Risk Drops Within 5 Years of Prophylactic Ovary and Fallopian Tube Removal in Women With BRCA Mutations March 11, 2021 Surgery to remove the healthy ovaries and fallopian tubes reduces the risk of breast cancer in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in the first 5 years after surgery. The age at which a…
I got diagnosed with stage 2 est + BC last year and unfortunately my gene test of + PALB2 came after my 2nd lumpectomy to get clear margins. I've just finished chemo which was really hard on me and I have a very short window to decide whether I proceed with radiation or go on to have a full risk reducing mastectomy with…