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Published online 24 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031020-9
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Genes alone raise breast-cancer risk
Study strengthens case for screening.
Women with defects in one of two genes are highly likely to develop breast cancer, researchers have found. But a healthy lifestyle can reduce this risk.
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