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September 2015

The identification of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumor suppressor genes and the recognition that inherited loss of function (deleterious) mutations in one of these important genes places women at high risk for the development of breast, ovarian, and other cancers are major advances in women’s health research.

Moving the Meter

Although the progress made in the treatment of patients with lung cancer has by now become a familiar story, it certainly bears repeating.