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| March 01, 2003 | Grumman, Rachel | COPYRIGHT 2003 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
CALCULATE YOUR 
CANCER ODDS 
 
Many female cancers run in families, so its crucial to find out 
whether your mom, grandmothers, or aunts were diagnosed 
with any of the following diseases. If so, your doctor may 
want you to consider early screenings and genetic testing. 
 
GET THE 411 ON:   WHY: 
 
BREAST            The lifetime risk jumps from 9 percent 
CANCER            to about 17 percent if a first-degree 
                  relative (mother or sister) has had 
                  breast cancer and about 12 percent if 
                  a grandma or aunt had the disease. 
 
OVARIAN           This type of cancer is rare, but having 
CANCER            ...

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