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Updated: 5:39 PM Jan 20, 2012
Breast Cancer Gene
Women who have the breast cancer gene are 50 to 80 percent more likely to develop the disease.
Posted: 5:37 PM Jan 20, 2012 |
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Women who have the breast cancer gene are 50 to 80 percent more likely to develop the disease.
There's also a good chance they could pass the gene onto their children. The question is, would you tell your child you were a carrier?
Researchers looked at more than 200 parents who had genetic breast cancer testing and found that two thirds shared their results with their children. There’s a 50/50 chance women with the BRCA gene mutation will pass it on to the children, but most doctors don't want to test children until they're in their twenties.
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