A UK-based international study recently published in the journal Nature reports that scientists have isolated five parts of the genome that are associated with increased breast cancer incidence in women. The good news is that these genes contribute to approximately 25% of inherited breast cancer, so detecting it earlier may be possible for that quarter of the breast cancer population. The bad news is that 75% of inherited breast cancer cases come from somewhere else.
Although genetic advances are good news, your best bet is to continue living a healthy lifestyle with diet and exercise geared toward keeping you safe from …read more