Why is the topic of hereditary cancer particularly relevant to the Jewish population?

Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are about 10 times more common in the Jewish population than the general population, affecting about 1 in 40 individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (compared to about 1 in 400 individuals in the general population). Learn more about BRCA mutations. You can also learn more about Lynch syndrome and other hereditary cancers in the Jewish community.