Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
If you are a woman with a family health history of breast or ovarian cancer, you may be more likely to get these cancers yourself. Collecting your family health history and sharing this information with your doctor can help you find out if you’re at higher risk. If so, you can take steps to lower your risk.
Learn tips to help cancer patients, as well as their family members and caregivers, stay healthy while staying home.
The Bring Your Brave campaign provides information about breast cancer to women younger than age 45 by sharing real stories about young women whose lives have been affected by breast cancer.
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Page last reviewed: September 9, 2021
Content source: Office of Science (OS), Genomics & Precision Public Health