Hereditary mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes appear to have a significant influence on the premature development of several malignant tumors. The most important is definitely breast cancer (BRCA stands for Breast Cancer ), but ovarian cancer and prostate cancer should not be overlooked either. As for ovarian cancer, 12% of cases appear to be related to an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
