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Are Most Breast Cancers Genetically Inherited?

Lynn Hartmann, M.D., Oncologist; Director, Ovarian Cancer Program, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
September 24, 2007

Question:Are most breast cancers genetically inherited?

Answer: Just how common is this hereditary component to overall breast cancer? And, in general, we say that about 5 to 10 percent of breast cancers would be in the inherited category.

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