A family history increases a woman's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer and in about five per cent of cases there's a clear genetic link.
These women have gene mutations which cause them to develop breast cancer at a young age.
Judy Kirk discusses new research which looks at how these genes influence the onset of cancer from one generation to the next.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/st ... 316039.htm
Family genetics and breast cancer
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