EP HUMAN BIOLOGY-MODIFIED MASTERING
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Author: Johnson
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Chapter 18, Problem 2QC
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Whether a gene mutated for BRCA (breast cancer) gene will affect someone’s reaction toward double mastectomy.
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Breast cancer is one of the most commonly found cancer among women and almost one in every eight women develops this condition. It is basically a malignant tumor, which arises from the cells of the breast. The breast cancer mainly occurs in the women and affects few in men. There are many different risk factors that elevate the chance of developing the breast cancer.
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