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  • n  cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
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  • Breast Cancer Action Wins: SCOTUS Overturns Human Gene Patents
    SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Breast Cancer Action (BCAction), the respected watchdog of the breast cancer movement, celebrates a landmark victory at the Supreme Court with today's ruling that patents on DNA are invalid. BCAction joined genetic counselors, researchers, and individual patients in this historic case challenging bio-tech giant Myriad Genetics' patents on ...
    June 13, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
  • Breast Cancer: Know Your Risks
    Reported by Dr. Brian Lau for ABC News: Breast cancer strikes more than 2.7 million women in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. One in eight women will be diagnosed with the disease at some point in their lives. Dr. Richard Besser,...
    June 12, 2013 - ABC News via Yahoo! News
  • Breast Cancer Treatments Delayed for Black and Rural Women
    Black women with breast cancer are more likely than Hispanic or white women to experience delays in the initiation of chemotherapy or radiation after surgery, finds a new study in Health Services Research.
    June 12, 2013 - Newswise

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