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• Efficacy of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with a family history of breast cancer
  
• Life expectancy gains from cancer prevention strategies for women with breast cancer and BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations
  
• Vegetables, fruit, and cancer prevention: A review

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• Will I get cancer?
  
• How common is sporadic cancer?
  
• Am I predisposed to developing breast cancer?
  
• Can males get breast cancer?
  
• What can I do to manage/lower my risk?
  
• What are my surgery options?
  
• Do I have to have a hysterectomy?
  
• What are the risks involved with hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
  
• Do I have a mutation of "the breast cancer gene?"
  
• What does BRCA1/BRCA2 genetic testing involve?
  
• What are the benefits of genetic testing?
  
• If my genetic test is negative am I still at risk for cancer?
  
• If my genetic test is positive, does this mean I will develop cancer?
  
• If I inherited an altered BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, what are the chances that my child will inherit this altered gene?
  
• What are the costs of genetic testing?
  
• Will my privacy be protected?
  
• Can my genetic information be used in a discriminatory manner by my health, life, and disability insurance carrier?
  
• Have alterations in genes been found in specific ethnic groups?

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BRCA1, BRCA2, Biopsy, Cancer, Cells, Chemoprevention, Chromosome, Clinical Breast Exam (CBE), Deletion, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS), Estrogen, Gene, Genetic Information, Genetic Test, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Hormones, Hyperplasia, Insertion, Insurance, Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS), Mammogram, Menopause, Mutation, Nucleotide, Nucleus, Prophylactic, Raloxifene, Tamoxifen

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