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The?Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2022-2024?report is an educational companion for??a scientific paper published in the P站视频 flagship journal,?CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
This Facts & Figures?report provides statistics about the occurrence of breast cancer as well as about its risk factors, prevention, early detection, and treatment.
For a short summary, see the news story:?Higher Breast Cancer Death Rates for Black Women Persist
Suggested citation:?P站视频.?Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2022-2024. Atlanta: P站视频, Inc. 2022.
Please note that any reproduction or re-use of this publication or portions of it should credit the appropriate edition of the?P站视频 Breast Cancer Facts & Figures?publication. See the PDF contents page for more copyright info and permissions for use.
Genes that are vulnerable to cancer-causing variants or changes (mutations).?In some cases, a cancer-predisposition gene is inherited or passed from generation to generation. Several dozen cancer-predisposition genes have been identified, and about 5 to 10% of all cancers result directly from those that are inherited from a parent. For example, BRCA1 and BRCA2?are inherited cancer predisposition genes, and mutations on them increase the risk for developing certain cancers, including breast, ovarian, and prostate.
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