A female client with a family history of ovarian cancer is positive for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. The client asks about how these mutations will influence their risk of developing ovarian cancer. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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A female client with a family history of ovarian cancer is positive for  BRCA1  and  BRCA2  mutations. The client asks about how these mutations will influence their risk of developing ovarian cancer.    What is the  most  appropriate response by the nurse? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

" BRCA genes are tumor suppressors, when they are mutated, cell growth is no longer regulated and cancer can develop"

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"You should get a prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy"

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" Mutations in   BRCA   genes only increase the risk of breast cancer, not ovarian cancer"

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" BRCA   genes are oncogenes, when they are mutated they decrease the risk of developing cancer"

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