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16 hours ago ago from Canadian Jewish Congress
Canadian Jewish News By SHERI SHEFA, Staff Reporter Thursday, 24 December 2009 TORONTO — A study of more than 2,000 Ontario Jewish women found that Ashkenazim are much more likely than the general population to possess a genetic mutation that significantly increases the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. But of the 22 women in the study who were found to carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 breast ...
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Breast cancer happens when cells in the breast or a tumor, grow out of control and damages nearby tissue. In women, the most common and fatal type of cancer is breast cancer. Detection There are often no symptoms in the early stages. Women should be aware of the screening recommendations and follow them. There are varieties of symptoms that may appear as the tumor grows such as: - The breast changing in size or shape - Breast ...
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