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Breast Cancer
Symposium highlights that genetic differences may determine breast cancer risk
January 12th, 2006
The 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, a special mini symposium, highlighted that individual genetic differences, including some almost undetectable changes in single bases that make up the DNA chain, can help to determine if a woman will get cancer, and if she will respond to treatment. Christine Ambrosone, PhD, from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, spoke about the effects of genetic variability on breast cancer risk and prognosis. Ambrosone pointed out that although we can identify risk factors for many diseases, they do not completely explain the variability that we see in cancer. For example, although cigarette smoking is a powerful risk for lung cancer,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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