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Lindsay Avner cannot remember a time when breast cancer wasn't a part of her life. Her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all battled the disease. So did aunts and cousins.
But the 24-year-old took charge of her fate in a way unavailable to previous generations.
After a blood test confirmed she carried an inherited genetic mutation that drastically increased her risk of breast cancer, the Chicago woman opted to have a double mastectomy.
But the 24-year-old took charge of her fate in a way unavailable to previous generations.
After a blood test confirmed she carried an inherited genetic mutation that drastically increased her risk of breast cancer, the Chicago woman opted to have a double mastectomy.
I caught a little bit of this on CNN this morning before heading out to work. I missed a lot of the details then, so I was very much "WTF?!" when I heard it. I guess the Bush pre-emptive strike doctrine did have an effect on the world.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/health/chi-0610220340oct22,1,4828853.story