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Hereditary breast cancer
Hereditary breast cancer is used to describe breast cancer caused by a mutation that is passed down through a family. People with hereditary breast cancer usually have other family members who have also had breast cancer.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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How do I get tested for hereditary breast cancer?
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Hereditary breast cancer treatment success rate as high as other forms?
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Is breast cancer hereditary?
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Is triple negative type breast cancer hereditary? Or can it be caused by stress and overweight?
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Is breast cancer inherited?
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Is it true that breast cancer is the only type of cancer that is hereditary?
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Should i be concerned having sisters with breast cancer that is non hereditary type bc?
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Can ovarian cancer and breast cancer be hereditary?
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My father is 62 yr old ..he has 4 sisters ..3 of them r above 50 found to have breast cancer ..( heriditary) how much possibility does my father have?
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My relative has metastatic breast cancer, going through the final stages. Is it advisable for her daughter to undergo tests? Is cancer hereditary?
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My mom had lobular breast cancer at 54 and her paternal cousin had breast cancer at 48. Everyone is brca negative. Is this likely hereditary?
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