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Is it likely that a premenopausal breast cancer (dx 38 year old, not triple negative, no fam history of breast cancer) to be hereditary vs. sporadic?
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Serendipity: Most new cases of breast cancer are non hereditary, radiation/hormone induced or spontaneous. That is why breast self exam is the first line of defense for detection for women.
Answered 1/18/2018
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