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Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing -- and dying from -- those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.

For some women, having a breast removed once they have been diagnosed with cancer doesn't always mean they'll live longer, a new study says....

Even though I’m a healthy woman right now, I'm going to have both my breasts removed because I’m a member of a very exclusive club: Like one out of 1,000 women, I have the BRCA gene, a genetic mutation that dramatically ups my chance of cancer.<

When their partners are given a breast cancer diagnosis, men often face complicated feelings of helplessness — and guilt over even thinking about how the women they love may be physically changed.

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States today: one in seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. It's fairly universal, says Dr. Jess Ting of Mount Sinai hospital.