Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion
Professor Arnold Hill:
That is a great question. For every 200 women we diagnose with breast cancer, we diagnose one male. It is very rare, therefore, relatively speaking. For every 200 women we diagnose, we see one man with breast cancer. Indeed, BRCA 2 is a particular gene that is more likely to occur in men. In those families where we identify a mutation, particularly BRCA 2, it is very relevant for the males in that family. The Deputy can appreciate that it is rare in our workload overall. It is less than 1% but very relevant.
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