Breast Cancer and Jewish Women

Did you know?

Jewish women have a greater propensity for certain kinds of breast cancer due to the prevalence of alterations in the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes that one in 40 Jewish women of Ashkenazi and Eastern European descent carry. Carriers of this alteration are three to seven times more likely to develop breast cancer before the age of 50.

Talk To Your Doctor About It. Increased screening and/or genetic counseling are two ways to help address this elevated risk – and both can help save lives.