Triple Negative Breast Cancer At 36, Life With The BRCA1 Gene
February 27th, 2009 | by admin |
Meet Kim and Stephanie, 39-year-old fraternal twins. Diagnosed about three years ago, they are both survivors of triple-negative breast cancer and both have the BRCA1 gene. Only five percent of women have that gene, but those that do are much more likely to get breast cancer one day. The twist? They are adopted, and didn’t know that their bir…
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