Breast Cancer Is Rising in Pregnant Women and New Mothers
When we talk about breast cancer, pregnancy is rarely part of the conversation. We tend to think of breast cancer as a disease of older age, not something that happens to young…
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Breast Cancer
New Study Suggests Some Breast Cancer Patients May Safely Avoid Lymph Node Radiation After a Complete Response to Chemotherapy
A new clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine may change how some breast cancer patients are treated with radiation after chemotherapy and surgery. We spoke with Dr. Terry…
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Breast Cancer Risks: Alcohol vs. HRT
Staying on top of health-related knowledge can be overwhelming. With constant advancements in science, it’s not always easy to keep track of new findings. Yet, it’s important to know which discoveries are…
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Are Women with Breast Cancer at an Increased Risk of Developing Ovarian Cancer?
The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer who are later diagnosed with ovarian cancer is very low. However, the short answer is yes — having breast cancer does indicate you might…
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Hereditary Breast Cancer and How to Get Checked
Breast cancer can be caused by hereditary factors, environmental factors, or both. In this blog post, we will discuss what hereditary breast cancer is, the known genetic variants associated with it, and…
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Women
Last month, we looked at two different types of genetic variants: BRCA variants and the KRAS-variant. Both BRCA and KRAS are pathogenic variants that are linked to an increased risk of breast…
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Understanding different genetic causes of cancer: BRCA variants vs. the KRAS-variant
This post explores BRCA variants vs. the KRAS-variant and is part two of our series on understanding the different genetic causes of cancer. In part one of our series, we compared genetic…
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Do I need to get tested for KRAS-variant if I’m BRCA positive?
We received a great question from a friend of a patient asking, “since she knows she has a BRCA mutation, is it necessary to find out if she also has the KRAS-variant?…
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Last updated: 11/25/2025 Most people are familiar with BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes best known for their link to hereditary breast cancer. Discoveries of these mutations have offered important clues about inherited…
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