Genetic factors play a role in as much as 10% of all cases of breast and ovarian cancer. And yet, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there is a significant number of patients who are not aware that they carry genetic risk factors for these diseases. Joseph Grzymski, the Chief Genomics Officer for Renown Health–which helped spearhead the study–spoke to ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath about these research findings and what they mean for doctors and patients across the U.S.
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