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CHICAGO — Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group. The study found that one-fifth of these women have BRCA mutations, a problem recently highlighted by actress Angelina Jolie’s preventive double mastectomy.
The study may help explain why black women have higher rates of breast cancer at young ages — and a worse chance of survival.
