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An open letter to my daughter.

Breast disease - 1 Jan 2000

Fisher Rebecca L

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The author writes a poignant "open" letter to her daughter about her experience with breast cancer, the family legacy of breast cancer, and the impact of learning there is a BRCA1 mutation in the family.

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PMID: 18354837
DOI: 10.3233/bd-2007-27110

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BRCA1

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