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Adelphi University to host breast cancer gene support group
Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein
The Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program is offering a support group beginning later this month for men and women who have BRCA gene mutations.
The new support group is for anyone who has done genetic testing and/or tested positive for breast cancer. The mutation of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes has been linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer as well as to increased risk of other cancers,...