Andrew Huberman· PhD
85% of women who get breast cancer don't have it in their family. Less than 5% have a genetic mutation.
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85% of women who get breast cancer don't have it in their family. Less than 5% have a genetic mutation.
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if you look at large populations roughly 8 to 10% of all breast cancer diagnoses are related to a specific hereditary gene mutation
We think that less than 5% overall of breast cancers are the result of genetic factors.
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