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Sunday, December 21, 2008

SABCS: Breast Cancer Risk No Higher for BRCA1/2-Negative Women from Mutation-Positive Families - Meeting Coverage



Medical News: SABCS: Breast Cancer Risk No Higher for BRCA1/2-Negative Women from Mutation-Positive Families - in Meeting Coverage, SABCS from MedPage Today


Action Points

* Explain to patients that women who are not carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations do not have an increased risk of breast cancer, even if they come from a mutation-positive family.

* Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented orally at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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