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The new study found that the immune cells in breast tissue of healthy women carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations show signs of malfunction known as 'exhaustion'
Preventing breast cancer without resorting to surgery
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the world's largest catalog of human breast cells, which has revealed early cell changes in healthy carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.
It comes after researchers spotted signs of ‘exhaustion’ in the immune cells of women with the BRCA mutation.
Prescribing existing drugs to healthy women who carry a gene that makes them more likely to develop breast cancer could prevent them from developing the disease, a breakthrough University of Cambridge study suggests.