Breast Cancer
Researchers put BRCA1, BRCA2 study findings in context
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 13th, 2003
The New York Breast Cancer Study, published in the October 24, 2003, issue of Science reported on the high rate of cancer among a certain group of women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. While the study breaks new ground about the lifetime risks of developing breast and ovarian cancer, it also provides useful information regarding medical options for women with or at risk of cancer.
Dr. Julie Gralow, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Medical Oncology and Dr. Elizabeth Swisher, assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program in the...
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