Gene may protect some women against breast cancer
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Scientists have identified a gene variation found in about 13 percent of women of European descent that reduces their risk of developing breast cancer, a study released on Sunday said.
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The criteria on who to test for a high-risk breast cancer gene should be reviewed, researchers suggest.
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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes
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Women who develop breast cancer because  they carry one of three defective genes are no less likely to  survive over the long term than other breast cancer patients,  Canadian and Israeli researchers said on Wednesday.
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U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can provide women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.
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A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving
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In women who&#39;ve been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research indicates that the
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THURSDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered role played by the breast cancer gene BRCA1 in repairing damaged DNA may help explain why women who inherit a mutated version of the gene are more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer.
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Women who develop breast cancer because they carry one of three defective genes are no less likely to survive over the long term than other breast cancer patients, Canadian and Israeli researchers said on Wednesday.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers have developed two genomic tests to help doctors better predict how breast cancer patients will respond to hormonal therapy or chemotherapy.
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
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A new genetic test can tell doctors which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy and suggests that many women do not need to, researchers say.
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The risk of breast cancer among women  carrying the well-known BRCA mutations is also affected by  other genes, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Scientists say they have linked a faulty copy of a gene with the development of breast cancer.
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A gene that may help block the AIDS virus from getting into cells seems to protect some people from the deadly and incurable infection, researchers said on Thursday.
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Scientists on Sunday announced they had uncovered four more genes that play a role in breast cancer, widening the portrait of one of the stealthiest slayers of women.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Not all carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations show the same risk for developing breast cancer.