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Blood test may predict breast cancer risk

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(CBS) - A breakthrough in breast cancer research -- A blood test may one day be able to identify women most at risk of developing breast cancer.

British scientists took blood from 13-hundred women and found those who have a certain gene mutation are more vulnerable to the disease. Researchers are hoping the test can be developed into a screening tool and identify high risk women years before any cancer develops.

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