Ethical implications of genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility.

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The identification of gene mutations involved in hereditary breast cancer is a major recent scientific discovery, enabling us to identify women at very high risk, and also providing the means to understand the biology of breast cancer and to explore novel preventive strategies. Yet, it carries medical, psychological, ethical and social implications. This paper is a review of all the ethical implications of...

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