"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."
An ovarian cancer blog which includes quality resource materials: education, research, social networking, genetics and (some) healthcare politics.
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Albert Einstein
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