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The Guardian (UK)
The Guardian (UK) (00.html) has great Breast cancer news, photos, videos and more
Monday, Jan 12
Yvonne Roberts: Do-it-yourself creation – will it be any fun?
What has begun as an understandable attempt to improve the chances of survival – the presence of the faulty BRCA1 gene means a 50-85% increase in the risk of developing breast cancer – will almost inevitably end in the attempt to avoid as many of the pains and challenges of life, and boost ad...
Friday, Jan 9
She may never get breast cancer - but girl's birth raises new doubts over designer babies
Faulty genes are responsible for between 5% and 10% of the 44,000 cases of breast cancer that occur in the UK each year. BRCA1 and its sister gene BRCA2 are the two most commonly involved. Women with a defective BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene are up to seven times more likely to develop breast cancer than t...
