Jornal de Proteômica e Bioinformática
Acesso livre

Abstrato

Editorial on Breast Cancer

Susan Williams

Breast cancer is the most usual invasive cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death in women after lung cancer. Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the breast or can be defined as a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. Researchers have identified hormonal, lifestyle and environmental factors that may increase your risk of breast cancer. Specific mutations in genes called HER2, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and p53 have been linked to breast cancer; these mutations may be inherited or acquired.