30 April 2007

90% - What A BOOB...

Lawyer Mike used statistics from a, Get this...
A Student paper from an Intermediate Genetics class from North Dakota State University, Fargo! What?

What a outstanding source?

I went to Stanford University Comprehensive Cancer Center Information page.

http://cancer.stanford.edu/information/geneticsAndCancer/types/herbocs/

Here is what I found...

BRCA1 Mutation - 65% lifetime risk

BRCA2 Mutation - 45% lifetime risk

Not Even a single mention of the cockamamie - 90% chance of developing breast cancer.

Robin, I concur - It is not a Guarantee!

A Student paper from an Intermediate Genetics class from North Dakota State University - LOL.