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The
ongoing discovery of genes associated with cancer
and diagnostic tests to predict cancer risk brings
new hope for the early detection or prevention of
disease. While only 5–10% of cancers are
associated with highly penetrant single gene
traits, this translates to hundreds of thousands of
cancer cases attributable to hereditary
predisposition. Identifying those at increased risk
through genetic cancer risk assessment allows for
more effective application of potentially life
saving surveillance or preventive measures, and may
improve the quality of life for individuals and
families at risk. The risk assessment process
involves cancer risk genetic...
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