BRCA2 and pancreatic neoplasm: Although prophylactic surgical intervention to reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer onset is acceptable for BRCA2 mutated female carriers from families with numerous individuals affected with breast and/or ovarian cancers, it is unclear whether there would be risk reduction conferred by similar surgeries in women with BRCA2 mutations from families that only display a history of pancreatic cancer (Couch et al., 2007).