Figure 1. (A) Cumulative risk of breast (diamonds) and ovarian (squares) cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers. (B) Cumulative risk of breast (diamonds) and ovarian (squares) cancer in BRCA2 mutation carriers. Both diagrams from Antoniou et al. 2003 [3] From: Genetic counselling for hereditary predisposition to ovarian and breast cancer Ann Oncol. 2010;21(suppl_7):vii334-vii338. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq365 Ann Oncol | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Figure 2. A high-risk family. From: Genetic counselling for hereditary predisposition to ovarian and breast cancer Ann Oncol. 2010;21(suppl_7):vii334-vii338. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq365 Ann Oncol | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Figure 3. The normal cells of BRCA carriers carry one normal copy and one mutated copy of the BRCA gene. From: Genetic counselling for hereditary predisposition to ovarian and breast cancer Ann Oncol. 2010;21(suppl_7):vii334-vii338. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq365 Ann Oncol | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Figure 4. Tumour cells in BRCA carriers have no normal copies of the BRCA gene, and are therefore BRCA deficient. From: Genetic counselling for hereditary predisposition to ovarian and breast cancer Ann Oncol. 2010;21(suppl_7):vii334-vii338. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq365 Ann Oncol | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Figure 5. The multi-step model of carcinogenesis allows for loss of tumour suppressor genes playing an important role in the process. From: Genetic counselling for hereditary predisposition to ovarian and breast cancer Ann Oncol. 2010;21(suppl_7):vii334-vii338. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq365 Ann Oncol | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Figure 6. Initial Clinical Positioning of the BCtect® test in the UK private sector as agreed by the BCtect® UK strategy group. From: Genetic counselling for hereditary predisposition to ovarian and breast cancer Ann Oncol. 2010;21(suppl_7):vii334-vii338. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq365 Ann Oncol | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org