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Article: Double mastectomies virtually end cancer risk
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2001
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Double mastectomies virtually end cancer risk, study says
Research done because surgery can leave dangerous cells behind
By PAUL RECER
Associated Press
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Washington -- A combination of gene mutations and disease among
close relatives can put women at a very high risk of developing
breast cancer, but a Mayo Clinic study shows the risk drops nearly to
zero if both breasts are surgically removed.
The study, appearing today in the Journal of the National Cancer
Institute, involved a rare group of women -- those who had close
female relatives with breast cancer and who also had a mutation in
one of two genes, BRCA1 or BRCA2, that have been linked to breast
cancer.
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