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Catherine Pearson

A Family History Of Breast Cancer May Not Seal Your Fate

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 01.08.2012

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Dr. Christine Teal had never been flagged for suspicious lumps in her breasts, nor had she tested positive for mutations in the breast cancer suscepti...

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Catherine Pearson

Women With BRCA Mutation Getting Cancer Earlier Than Their Mothers: Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 11.12.2011

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For years, researchers have known that women with a harmful mutation in BRCA genes have an elevated risk for developing hereditary breast and ovarian ...

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'I Don't Want To Be A Statistic': My Decision To Get BRCA Tested

Jacqueline Kravette | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Kravette

Growing up with the BRCA mutation looming overhead caused an enormous amount of strife within my family. Everyone approached the possibility of having this gene differently.

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Do My Genetics Determine My Future?

Yael Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yael Cohen

About 12 percent of all women will get breast cancer, but 60 percent of BRCA positive women will. Having a harmful BRCA 1 or 2 mutation increases your chances of getting breast cancer by five times.

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Eradication of Familial Cancer: The Wave of the Future?

Jacqueline Kravette | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacqueline Kravette

For however long I can remember, there was always that ominous threat of the "C" word. I don't believe there was ever a family get-together without the mention of cancer. My family carries the mutated BRCA1 gene.

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Testing BRCA1 Positive: What Happens Next

Jill Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jill Steinberg

Having the BRCA1 genetic mutation meant my chances of getting breast cancer were above 80 percent over my lifetime. The more that I learned, the less crazy a double mastectomy sounded.

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Seize the Day: Support Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors and 'Previvors'

Amy Boesky | Posted 11.17.2011

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Amy Boesky

Carpe diem--Latin for "seize the day." This grab-life-while-you-can ethos has particular importance for those of us whose families carry genetic mutations for breast and ovarian cancers.

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Gene Patent Trial Begins: Biotech Researchers Sued Over Ownership Of Gene Discoveries

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday weighed whether a lawsuit should proceed that seeks to invalidate a company's patents on two genes linked to an in...

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ACLU Files Case Challenging Patents on Breast Cancer Genes

Joanna Rudnick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joanna Rudnick

Skolnick's answers surrounding the ethics and detrimental consequences of gene patenting were unsatisfying.

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Newsflash: Breast Cancer Sucks, and You Can Die From It

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lauren Cahn

Maybe a reality check isn't something you want when you're being bombarded with "Breast Cancer Awareness" messages. After all, that would be kind of scary.

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Breast Cancer Genes: New Strategies For Protecting Women

Dr. Rock Positano | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Rock Positano

Breast cancer is still very much alive. Over 200,000 women will be diagnosed and 41,000 women are expected to die from breast cancer in the US in 2007...

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