Hormonal birth control may reduce ovarian cancer risk in people with BRCA mutations
https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/hormonal-birth-control-and-ovarian-cancer-risk
Full article: https://www.gynecologiconcology-online.net/article/S0090-8258(22)00022-1/fulltext#articleInformation
Hormonal birth control pill is linked to reduced ovarian cancer among people with an inherited BRCA mutation. Longer-acting forms of birth control given by implant, injection or as an intrauterine device may be associated with lower ovarian cancer risk for people with an inherited BRCA mutation. (Posted 4/28/23)
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Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider
If you have a BRCA1/2 mutation and you need birth control:
- What ovarian cancer risk reduction approaches should I consider?
- How should I weigh the effectiveness of different types of birth control and their effects on ovarian cancer risk with other factors, such as convenience and side effects?
Open Clinical Trials
The following are studies looking at ovarian cancer screening or prevention.
- NCT04251052: A Study to Compare Two Surgical Procedures in Women with BRCA1 Mutations to Assess Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer (SOROCk). This study is looking at whether women with BRCA1 mutations who remove just the fallopian tubes can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer nearly as much as women who remove their ovaries and fallopian tubes.
- NCT05287451: Risk Reducing Salpingectomy With Delayed Oophorectomy as an Alternative to Risk- Reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy in High Risk-Women to Assess the Safety of Prevention. This study will look at outcomes in women with BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, RAD51C and RAD51D who remove their fallopian tubes, followed by removal of their ovaries compared to women who undergo standard-of-care removal of their ovaries and fallopian tubes at the same time.
- Validating a Blood Test for Early Ovarian Cancer Detection in High-risk Women and Families: MicroRNA Detection Study (MiDE). The goal of MiDe is to develop a test to detect early-onset ovarian cancer. Currently, no reliable screening or early detection tests are available. Participants can be expected to provide up to 4 tubes of blood every 6 months for up to 5 years. These samples can be collected by mobile phlebotomy all around the US.
- NCT04794322: Developing a Test for the Detection of Ovarian Cancer. This study aims to develop an ovarian cancer early detection test that looks at DNA found in a uterine (womb) washing and proteins found in the blood. Participants will not receive the results of their tests.
Additional clinical trials for ovarian cancer screening and prevention may be found here.
About FORCE
FORCE is a national nonprofit organization, established in 1999. Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by adult hereditary cancers.