All of the Following Are TRUE of Breast Cancer,EXCEPT

question 36

Multiple Choice

All of the following are TRUE of breast cancer,EXCEPT

• A) it is the second-most common form of cancer in women.
• B) mutations in the BRCA genes affect only the breasts and ovaries.
• C) BRCA mutations cause only about 50% of all hereditary breast cancers.
• D) it affects about 200,000 women in the United States per year.
• E) a woman may pass the predisposition for breast cancer to her children.

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