Mutation quadruples repeat breast cancer risk
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – Younger breast cancer patients who have a mutation in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are four times as likely to get cancer in the other breast as most patients, researchers reported on Monday.
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Cancer Relay For Life starts at Springfield High School
Nearly 500 Easter Delaware County residents will gather June 4 and 5 for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at Springfield High School. Those who participate in the local relay raise funds that benefit cancer research, education and prevention as well as services for those diagnosed with cancer.
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Ovarian cancer is a silent killer and is one of the deadliest threats to women’s health. The American Cancer Society says that about 20,180 American women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year alone. Every woman faces a risk of 1:57 risk of getting ovarian cancer in her lifetime.
The symptoms of ovarian cancer are not perceptible until the cancer becomes widespread and critical, which explains why thousands of women die of this dreaded disease every year. Although ovarian cancer is treatable, in most instances, it is detected late causing complications and death to ovarian cancer patients.
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