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Age at first birth and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.

Kotsopoulos, J ; Lubinski, J ; Lynch, HT ; Klijn J, Ghadirian, P ; Neuhausen, SL ; Kim-Sing, C ; Foulkes, WD ; Moller, P ; Isaacs, C and Domchek, S , et al. (2007) In Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 105(2). p.221-228
Abstract
An early age at first full-term birth is associated with a reduction in the subsequent development of breast cancer among women in the general population. A similar effect has not yet been reported among women who carry an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. We conducted a matched case–control study on 1816 pairs of women with a BRCA1 (n = 1405) or BRCA2 (n = 411) mutation in an attempt to elucidate the relationship between age at first full-term pregnancy and the risk of developing breast cancer. Information about the age at first childbirth and other pregnancy-related variables was derived from a questionnaire administered to women during the course of genetic counselling. There was no difference in the mean age at first full-term birth... (More)
An early age at first full-term birth is associated with a reduction in the subsequent development of breast cancer among women in the general population. A similar effect has not yet been reported among women who carry an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. We conducted a matched case–control study on 1816 pairs of women with a BRCA1 (n = 1405) or BRCA2 (n = 411) mutation in an attempt to elucidate the relationship between age at first full-term pregnancy and the risk of developing breast cancer. Information about the age at first childbirth and other pregnancy-related variables was derived from a questionnaire administered to women during the course of genetic counselling. There was no difference in the mean age at first full-term birth in the cases and controls (24.9 years vs. 24.8 years; P = 0.81, respectively). Compared to women whose first child was born at or before 18 years of age, a later age at first full-term birth did not influence the risk of developing breast cancer (OR = 1.00 per year; 95% CI 0.98–1.03; P-trend = 0.67). Stratification by mutation status did not affect the results. These findings suggest that an early first full-term birth does not confer protection against breast cancer in BRCA mutation carriers. Nonetheless, BRCA mutation carriers opting for a prophylactic oophorectomy as a breast and/or ovarian cancer risk-reducing strategy should complete childbearing prior to age 40 when this prevention modality is most effective. (Less)
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Case–control study, Breast cancer, BRCA2, Age at first birth, BRCA1
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Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
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105
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2
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221 - 228
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Springer
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  • scopus:34548436454
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1573-7217
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10.1007/s10549-006-9441-3
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English
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  abstract     = {{An early age at first full-term birth is associated with a reduction in the subsequent development of breast cancer among women in the general population. A similar effect has not yet been reported among women who carry an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. We conducted a matched case–control study on 1816 pairs of women with a BRCA1 (n = 1405) or BRCA2 (n = 411) mutation in an attempt to elucidate the relationship between age at first full-term pregnancy and the risk of developing breast cancer. Information about the age at first childbirth and other pregnancy-related variables was derived from a questionnaire administered to women during the course of genetic counselling. There was no difference in the mean age at first full-term birth in the cases and controls (24.9 years vs. 24.8 years; P = 0.81, respectively). Compared to women whose first child was born at or before 18 years of age, a later age at first full-term birth did not influence the risk of developing breast cancer (OR = 1.00 per year; 95% CI 0.98–1.03; P-trend = 0.67). Stratification by mutation status did not affect the results. These findings suggest that an early first full-term birth does not confer protection against breast cancer in BRCA mutation carriers. Nonetheless, BRCA mutation carriers opting for a prophylactic oophorectomy as a breast and/or ovarian cancer risk-reducing strategy should complete childbearing prior to age 40 when this prevention modality is most effective.}},
  author       = {{Kotsopoulos, J and Lubinski, J and Lynch, HT and Klijn J, Ghadirian, P and Neuhausen, SL and Kim-Sing, C and Foulkes, WD and Moller, P and Isaacs, C and Domchek, S and Randall, S and Offit, K and Tung, N and Ainsworth, P and Gershoni-Baruch, R and Eisen, A and Daly, Mark and Karlan, B and Saal, HM and Couch, F and Pasini, Barbara and Olsson, Håkan}},
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  keywords     = {{Case–control study; Breast cancer; BRCA2; Age at first birth; BRCA1}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{221--228}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Breast Cancer Research and Treatment}},
  title        = {{Age at first birth and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10549-006-9441-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10549-006-9441-3}},
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