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How Family History Contributes to Breast Cancer Risk

Does breast cancer “run in the family”? Inheriting BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes from either parent raises your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer significantly. But how about a family history of breast cancer, without the BRCA genes? Find out how breast cancer in other family members increases your risk of being diagnosed – or... Read moreChevron
posted 08/11/2011, comments (2)|
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BRCA Genetic Testing: Yes or No?

So your mom has just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and now you’re worried. What if it runs in the family? Could it be genetic? How would you know?There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about genetics, and the role your body’s genes play in cancer. Many genetic influences on cancer have yet to be proven; researchers THINK... Read moreChevron
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Genetic Test Could Tell People Who are High-Risk for Breast Cancer

If a simple test could tell you, at age 18, whether you were at high risk of developing breast cancer at some point during your lifetime, would you take the test?  If you took the test, and the results said yes, you’re at increased risk—what would you do? Change your lifestyle? Your eating habits? Have a double mastectomy?How... Read moreChevron
posted 06/29/2008, comments (3)|
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If You Think You Might Have Breast Cancer, Read This

If you’re reading this, you almost certainly fit one of two profiles: either you have breast cancer (or are a caregiver for someone who has it); or you’re afraid you have breast cancer. You guys with cancer, you’ve heard plenty from me over the years; continue to read if you like, but this post’s not aimed at you. This... Read moreChevron
posted 06/22/2008, comments (2)|
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Fear of Breast Cancer: Are Women Overreacting?

An article in today’s Los Angeles Times by social psychologist Carol Tavris, and medical oncologist Avrum Bluming, claims that irresponsible reporting by the media foments an exaggerated fear of breast cancer in women. They say—and they’re right—that heart disease kills 10 times as many American women every year as breast... Read moreChevron
posted 04/17/2008, comments (0)|
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