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As Joi Morris knows, the truth can be scary. However, Morris recently made learning the truth about heightened risks of breast and ovarian cancer caused by gene mutations a little easier through her book, "Positive Results: Making the Best Decisions When You're at High Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer." The book, co-authored by Dr. Ora Gordon, was inspired by Morris' own high-risk experience.
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It is a frightening thing to find out you're positive for BRCA 1 or 2; the key is to be prepared on how you will handle that information. Also, I discovered that some insurance companies will not cover prophylactic mastectomies, even with a positive result; so it's best to check before having the genetic testing.
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