Most women with breast cancer:
a. possess the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.
b. risk increases with aging.
c. have a mother who had breast cancer.
d. continue to menstruate after age 52.
B
Of all breast cancers, 77% occur in women older than 50 years. Most women with breast cancer do not possess the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. Only 5% to 10% of women with breast cancer are known to have either gene. Most women with breast cancer do not have a mother who had breast cancer. Familial breast cancers occur in 10% to 20% of breast cancer populations. Most women with breast cancer do not continue to menstruate after age 52 . Having a later start of menopause does not overshadow the 77% of all breast cancers that occur in women older than 50 years.
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