Over 50% of women with negative genetic test and family history of breast cancer are high risk
Over half of Breast cancer patients who test negative for a hereditary cancer syndrome may be high risk finds a study published in the American Journal of Surgery.;
Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2020-04-10 05:00 GMT | Update On 2020-04-10 10:31 GMT
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Researchers have found that over half of women with a family history of breast cancer with an uninformative negative genetic test result are identified as high risk. Therefore a negative genetic test doesn't preclude cancer risk in women with a family history of breast cancer. The study has been published in the American Journal of Surgery.
The majority of women who undergo genetic testing due to a significant family history of breast cancer receive negative results yet the incidence of cancer is much higher.
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