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Understand your risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Use the know b r c a online tool. Learn about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and your risk for having a b r c a gene mutation.

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Help protect your patients from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Use the know b r c a online tool. Find out more about b r c a gene mutations and how to counsel your patients.

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About 9,000 women under 40 years old are diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the U.S. Two genes influence risk for breast cancer: BRCA1 and BRCA2. The new Know:BRCA tool can help you assess your risk of having a BRCA gene mutation.

Breast Cancer in Young Women Fact Sheet

Breast Cancer in Young Women Fact Sheet

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Everyone has b r c a genes, but some people have mutations (changes) in these genes which increase their risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Find out your family history of breast and ovarian cancer, then talk to your doctor about your own risks for these diseases. Visit w w w dot c d c dot gov slash cancer slash breast slash young underscore women, follow @ c d c underscore cancer on Twitter, or call 1 800 c d c info for more information.

Everyone Has BRCA Genes

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Know your risk. If one of your parents has a b r c a gene mutation (change), there's a 50% chance you have it too. Talk to your doctor about your own risk for having a b r c a mutation. Visit w w w dot c d c dot gov slash cancer slash breast slash young underscore women, follow @ c d c underscore cancer on Twitter, or call 1 800 c d c info for more information.

Know:Your Risk

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Know b r c a. b r c a stands for breast cancer susceptibility gene. There are two b r c a genes: b r c a 1 and b r c a 2. Mutations (changes) in b r c a genes increase risk of breast, ovarian, and other cancers. Visit w w w dot c d c dot gov slash cancer slash breast slash young underscore women, follow @ c d c underscore cancer on Twitter, or call 1 800 c d c info for more information.

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