© 2004 by Oxford University Press
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Genetic Testing Helps Breast Cancer Patients Make Surgery Decisions
Testing women newly diagnosed with breast cancer for the genetic mutations that are associated with an increased risk of the disease affects the decisions they make about treatment, according to a new study.
Breast cancer patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations are up to 60% more likely to develop cancer in the opposite breast, known as contralateral breast cancer, for at least 10 years after
Survival after Colorectal Cancer Keyhole Surgery Same as that for Conventional Surgery
Scientists Develop Tool to Predict Cancer Survival from Gene Expression