breast

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When Benson was 18, she learned her father had a BRCA1 gene mutation, as did his sister, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 33.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

BRCA1 significantly increases a person’s risk of developing certain cancers, including breast and ovarian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Lindsay Schiffman, who works in events for a luxury fashion company in New York City, was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, just three days before her engagement party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

New research involving more than 110,000 women found that those taking GLP-1 drugs, a category that includes semaglutide-based medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, were significantly less likely to develop breast cancer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Next day new steps were to be taken; my plans could no longer be confined to my own breast; I must impart them in order to achieve their success.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë