Cancer experts slam study claims

IRISH cancer experts have spoken out strongly against a study which claims extreme preventative surgery cuts the risk of cancer in some women.

The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, said women with a certain high-risk gene (BRCA1) who have their breasts removed reduced their risk of developing breast cancer by at least 90%.

Women with the same gene, who have their ovaries removed, could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer 24-fold and halve the risk of breast cancer, the researchers said.