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Cancer Research
Family history alone can imply cancer mutation risk
October 13th, 2005
One in five women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer who seek mammography have a family history of cancer that suggests they may harbor known cancer-causing gene mutations. Writing in the November 1, 2005 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, researchers say the prevalence of such a family history is considerably higher than the rate among women with no personal history of cancer, and has significant implications for risk assessment, testing, and clinical management. Physicians are called upon to assess and stratify a patient's future risk of cancer. But with few cancer-specific protocols, effective risk...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-13)
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