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Pink Ribbon Review | Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

May 14th, 2008

Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters

I read in a US News & World Report article today that women whose sisters were diagnosed with breast cancer face an increased risk of breast cancer throughout their lives regardless of their sister’s age at diagnosis.
I have two sisters, so I was particularly interested in this one. I did a quick look at the […]

By Karen Lynch -- 2 comments

May 7th, 2008

Breast Cancer Genes Linked to Prostate Health

It’s fairly common knowledge in the breast cancer community that women with an abnormality in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are predisposed towards the disease and have a greater likelihood of developing breast cancer at a young age (before menopause).
For instance, while it is approximated that 13.2 percent of the general population will […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

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