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2011. February 22. Laboratorytalk. Gene-sequencing process created for breast cancer

2011. March 20. Appen Newspapers. Jews, Genes, and Cancer

2011. March 8. Medpage Today. SGO: PARP Inhibitor Active in Ovarian Cancer

2010. November 19. heraldsun. Breast cancer breakthrough

2010. November 18. Doctors Lounge. Breast Cancer Screening Results Worse With BRCA1 Mutation

2010. Tradingmarkets.com ESMO 2010: Parp inhibitors continue to show promise

2010. November 18. FIGO. Personalised ovarian cancer treatment 'on the way'

2010. November 28. AeolHealth. B: For Breast Cancer

2010. November 17. Huffington Post. Eradication of Familial Cancer: The Wave of the Future?

2010. November 15. Internal Medicine News. MRI Superior to Mammography Screening for At-Risk Women

2010. November 12. The New York Times. Study Ties Ovarian Cancer and Hormone Therapy

2010. November 3. SunSentinal.com. Breast cancer survivor wants support groups to reach out

2010. October 29. Bloomberg Businessweek. Dad's Family History of Breast, Ovarian Cancer Matters, Too

2010. October 28. Daily News and Analysis. Cancer breakthrough: Mumbai study finds gene markers that could help early detection.

2010. October 27. Genconnect. Myriad to Conduct BRCA Mutation Testing for Abbott's Phase III Study

2010. October 25. msnbc.com. Who owns your genes? In many cases, not you

2010. October 24. Deseret News. Cancer can teach a valuable lesson

2010. September 20. The Medical News. Scientists discover new genetic variants, pave way for early detection of ovarian cancer

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Chatelaine, October 2008, page 94 --- HBOC Society member shares her story in an article that talks about the decision some high risk women make to have a prophylactic mastectomy. 

Canadian Living --- October 2008 issue, page 104 --- HBOC Society member Tanya Stella is featured in an article about prevention and management of hereditary breast cancer. HBOC Society member, Sheri Ozirny is also interviewed in this excellent article.

2008.  June 7.  The Plain Dealer.  The The Inheritance: My family's legacy of breast cancer

2008.  May 24.  Globe and Mail - Cancer test a genetic crystal ball for Jewish women

2007.  September 27.  New York Times - Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

2005.  Breast Cancer Research.  Changes in body weight and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

Genetic Testing - Promise or Peril