Research Rocks

You know what rocks?  When researchers discover valuable information. Like…  Researchers studied a group of women who had been diagnosed with triple-negative invasive breast cancer at or before the age of 40. None of the women had a strong family history of the disease,  but it turned out that 11%  had BRCA mutations.  This is important because now, in the future, having early-onset breast cancer could be a criteria for qualifying for genetic testing.  The genetic testing then alters the course of treatment the woman recieves,  which could improve her chances at survival.  woohoo!  Read the real research, not just my shoddy interpretation, here:

The Prevalence of BRCA Mutations Among Young Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer