Breast cancer risk high from family history, without mutations: study
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
Women with a strong family history of breast cancer may still have an increased risk of developing the disease even if they test negative for two genetic mutations, Canadian researchers have found.
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