Awareness of hereditary breast cancer as well as genetic testing has increased in recent years. Some researchers even coined the term the “Angelina Jolie effect” to explain the rise in genetic testing since 2013. That year, the actress announced she tested positive for a mutation in the BRCA1 gene and elected to have a double mastectomy. She later had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as well. Lost in this coverage is the effect inherited mutations in breast cancer genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2)…
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