Questionnaire identifies women at risk of inherited breast or ovarian cancer
26th Sep 2005, 04:31 GMT
A simplified way for patients to report and update their family medical histories could help identify women who have inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast or ovarian cancer.
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