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News · 09-03-2010, 04:40 AM

Women who have gene mutations that put them at high risk of ovarian and breast cancer can significantly reduce the risk of developing or dying from these cancers by having their healthy ovaries or breasts removed, according to a new study reported in the Sept. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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09-03-2010, 04:40 AM	#1
News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18,957	Preventive surgery protects against breast, ovarian cancer in women carrying BRCA1, B Women who have gene mutations that put them at high risk of ovarian and breast cancer can significantly reduce the risk of developing or dying from these cancers by having their healthy ovaries or breasts removed, according to a new study reported in the Sept. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. More...