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I was told that if someone was treated for breast cancer 20yrs ago with tamoxifen, that they did not carry the brca1 & brca2 mutations? is this true?
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BRCA test was not av: BRCA test is not often done, unless there is strong family history of breast Cancer in multiple members. This test was not available 20 years back, so it would not have been done. But it is not to be done except in selected cases where we suspect it may be abnormal.
Answered 6/25/2016
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