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Do you have a personal or family history of any of the following:

BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation?
Breast cancer before the age of 50 years?
Breast cancer in 2 or more relatives?
Breast cancer in a male relative?
Breast cancer in both breasts or twice in the same breast?
Breast cancer and Askhenazi, or Eastern European, Jewish ancestry?
Ovarian cancer at any age?

If so, we'd like to hear your story. Your experience may help and inspire others with a similar personal or family history. Please share your story with us by completing the information below. Selected stories (but not all) will be posted online, so visit often to read others' stories – and perhaps yours too.

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Researchers have identified more than 1643 mutations in the BRCA1 gene, many of which are associated with an increased risk of cancer.

Researchers have identified more than 1856 mutations in the BRCA2 gene, many of which cause an increased risk of breast cancer.