Imagine That Your 40-Year-Old Friend,Shulamit,tells You That Breast Cancer Runs

question 29

Essay

Imagine that your 40-year-old friend,Shulamit,tells you that breast cancer runs in her family.Her grandmother,aunt and her mother have all died from the disease.She goes on to say,"There's nothing I can do about it: it's all in the genes." What would your response be (making use of research evidence)?

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