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‘Just’ One in 10 Breast Cancer Cases are Hereditary Means a lot of Women Need to Know

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Recently, most of the media paid attention to Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy and not on the significance of genetic breast cancer. The author of this article makes the point that 1 in 10 breast cancer cases which turn out to be hereditary is actually an alarming ratio.

Angelina Jolie is one of the one in 10 women with a genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer. (Evan Agostini / AP)

While the media has focused a lot of attention on Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventive double mastectomy, her genetic cancer risk has received much less notice. In fact, many medical experts commenting on her announcement have gone out of their way to reassure women that her situation is relatively rare. But one in 10 is not rare at all.

The sweet woman sitting at the front desk of the breast cancer center also put it that way: “It’s only 10 percent” of breast cancer cases that are hereditary, she said. She was a staff member and I was volunteering to be one of the…

via www.google.com by Washington Post (blog) // Read More >>

Women need to take initiative on their health and discuss their risks of breast cancer with their healthcare provider. Knowing these risks will help women to make informed decisions about their healthcare options.


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