@GENES_PK
1) BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes code for proteins involved in the repair of double-strand DNA breaks, the damage caused by ionizing radiation, including X-ray. Unfortunately, for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers the NCCN guideline is mammography screening from age 30.
2) This is based on flawed articles suggesting an absence of risk.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16648044
In this article the bias comes from the selection of index cases.
3) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25082516
In this one, the no-mammography group is likely to have mammography after genetic diagnosis, and this results in the comparison of prevalent screening to incident screening.
4) On the contrary, an unbiased study has shown a strong increase in breast cancer incidence after genetic tests were available.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25192939
5) We have shown that mammography screening was inducing a hundred time more radiation-induced cancers in the general population than currently estimated.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31875513
biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
6) I think you might be able to publicly show the flaws in Narod’s papers and save many women lives. I have been dismissed from my position at the INSERM for having found the risks of mammography.
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