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Article: Breast Cancer in the Family? 7 Things to Consider.
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- November 18, 2008
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Byline: Deborah Kotz
Breast cancer gene screening is all the rage these days, but women who think they can rest easy if they're told they don't carry one of the two gene mutations--BRCA1 or BRCA2--should think again. Family history plays a prominent role in predicting breast cancer risk (http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/11/17/family-history-ups-breast-cancer-risk-even.html)even in the absence of these mutations, according to new research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting. In fact, a strong family history can increase your risk of breast cancer by nearly four times, giving you a 30 to 40 percent lifetime risk of breast ...