Breast Cancer in Young Women: Family History & BRCA

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Breast Cancer in Young Women: Family History & BRCA

CDC information: About 11% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of age

CDC information: Having a family history of breast and ovarian cancer affects a woman's risk for developing these diseases, at earlier age  

What CDC is doing about breast cancer in young women?

CDC Know:BRCA Education Initiative: aims to build awareness about how BRCA gene mutations affect risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

CDC public health genomics tool kit for health departments includes resources on BRCA-related breast and ovarian cancer 

United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on genetic testing and counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (2013)

Breast cancer genes: Beyond BRCA1 and BRCA2, Genetic Literacy Project, Apr 8