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My inaccurate results meant I had been carrying around a devastatingly unnecessary burden for more than a decade.
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Woman gets double mastectomy after being told she carried BRCA
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Ethical Considerations in the Use of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic
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Ethical Considerations in the Use of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic
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Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy Failed to Increase Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk
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23andMe had bad news about my health. I wish a person had delivered it
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BRCA Mutation
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Keeping Your Self-Esteem Up After a Mastectomy - El Camino Women's Medical Group
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I Spent 4 Weeks Near Death In The ICU. Here's What I Learned
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Olivia Munn says she was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent double mastectomy
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Mastectomy - Mayo Clinic
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