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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Women hear advances in breast/ovarian cancer research



"Dr. Joanne Jeter said it’s important to identify and manage genetic risk factors.

She said Hispanic women face a higher risk of breast cancer than the general population; Jewish women of Ashkenazi descent, those who have ancestors from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia, have a higher incidence of specific mutations increasing the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer."

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