Topics
in breast cancer science education

These topics have been chosen by breast cancer researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and breast cancer advocates from the Breast Cancer Coalition of North Carolina. We have attempted to choose articles in which breast cancer survivors have expressed an interest and are currently "hot" in the scientific literature. The first topic (see below) is a local article that was written by Carolina Breast Cancer Study researchers and covered by the national press.

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Topic #1:  Genes and Breast Cancer:  BRCA1

Article to read: 

Frequency of breast cancer attributable to BRCA1 in a population-based series of American women.  B Newman, H Mu, LM Butler, R Millikan, P Moorman, M-C King.   JAMA 279: 915-21, 1998.   

This article is no longer available online, but we can send or fax it to you.  Contact mahanne@med.unc.edu and include your address and/or fax number or call us toll-free at 1-800-514-4860 to receive a copy.   It can also be found in any medical or health library.