Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence

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Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence

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12-10-2011, 04:11 AM

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Breast Cancer Gene Puts Survivors at Higher Odds for Recurrence

THURSDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer survivors carrying specific genetic mutations, known as BRCA1 or BRCA2, have a 10 percent greater risk for developing cancer in their other breast, and the risk rises further when a woman receives her first diagnosis before age 40, new research suggests.

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