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BRCA2 gene mutation

Cancer Care
Patient Story

‘He got all the cancer out of me’

The average age for pancreatic cancer diagnosis is 71. John Morris hit it on the nail. But now, he's defying the odds.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • August 14, 2019
  • 1
Cancer Care Cancer Genes

Breast cancer genes a real risk for men, too

If a male has a BRCA mutation, their risk increases 100-fold.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • May 4, 2018
  • 0
Patient Story

‘Beauty in the battle’

Emily Rickert lost a loved one to breast cancer. Two weeks later, at age 24, she was diagnosed.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • October 9, 2017
  • 7