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Janis is a female college student. Several women in her family, including her grandmother and an aunt, died of breast cancer before they reached 65 years of age. She is only 21 years old but is very concerned about her own risk of developing breast cancer. She decided to be tested for the breast cancer susceptibility geneses BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, even though her physician explains that no medical treatment short of prophylactic mastectomy is available. The genetic test is positive for BRCA 1, and her risk of breast cancer is significantly higher than for other women who do not have this gene. Discuss, based on what you learned by watching the TED talk and reading the textbook chapter, what this young woman should now do to preserve her health. Use as many facts as you can on breast cancer, the effects of these susceptibility genes and the connections between stress, exercise, nutrition, mindset and cancer development

Answer 1

BRCA 1 (BReast CAncer 1) and BRCA 2 (BReast CAncer 2) is a gene found in all women.Rather its main role is to prevent getting breast cancer by inhibiting the the abnormal DNA synthesis and cancer cell growth.

A positive BRCA1 indicates the women is at risk of getting breast cancer or ovarian cancer.All women who test positive for this may not develop cancer.Most of the cases are detected before 70 years and effective treatment are available. Most of them opt for preventive surgery like mastectomy (double mastectomy ) ,or Oopherectomy.

They directly have an effect on the health in the following way

• There are high prevalence of depression,insomnia, loneliness, frustration in people who are at high risk
• Exercise tends to decrease depression and gives a good feel and strength
• Physical activity, nutrition, weight management can reduce the incidence of breast cancer
• overtime if the individual is getting the cancer the nutritional patterns will be altered leading to anorexia and weight loss
• The cancer development in these patients will be high and treatment are generally difficult