What is Breast cancer, familial?

BASE breast cancer gene: A breast cancer gene first reported in 2003 that encodes a protein secreted only by breast...

BRCA breast cancer gene: One of several genetic mutations linked to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. There is now convincing evidence...

BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility gene: A mutated (changed) version of the BRCA1 gene that makes a person susceptible to developing breast...

Breast cancer: Cancer of the tissue containing orinvolving the milk glands (mammary tissue).

Cancer, breast, familial: See: Familial breast cancer.

Familial breast cancer: A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of these risk...

Familial cancer: Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.

Familial colorectal cancer: A label applied to families that contain an unusual aggregation of members with cancer of the colon or rectum but that...

Familial lung cancer: Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family history...

Lung cancer, familial: Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family history...