Identifying Young BRCA Carriers With Breast Cancer: Early Detection Can Lead to Better Prognosis

<p>Dr. Monty Pal and Dr. Matteo Lambertini discuss a compelling global study on the clinical behavior of breast cancer in young BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers, the association of pre-diagnostic awareness of BRCA status with prognosis, and the importance of identifying healthy people who are at risk of carrying the BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants.</p> <p><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Dr. Monty Pal:</span></strong> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Well, hello everyone, and welcome to the <em>ASCO Daily News</em> Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Monty Pal. I'm a medical oncologist, professor, and vice chair of medical oncology at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">Now, when we think about genetic testing, whether for patients diagnosed with breast cance...