Rare ATM gene mutations, plus radiation, may increase risk of a second breast cancer

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 01:21 in Health & Medicine

Certain rare mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene, combined with radiation exposure, may increase a woman's risk of developing a second cancer in the opposite breast, according to a new study.

Read the whole article on Science Daily

More from Science Daily

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net