Which Personal Factors Indicate the Possibility of a Person Having

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which personal factors indicate the possibility of a person having a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation? Select all that apply.

• A)The person has an adopted sister with ovarian cancer.
• B)The person's brother was diagnosed with breast cancer.
• C)The person has always been 20 lb overweight as an adult.
• D)The patient's father died of pancreatic cancer at age 44.
• E) The person is of Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity. F. The person's 78-year-old grandmother was just diagnosed with breast cancer.

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