Why is their such high breast cancer rates on

[Nilsa M]

Long Island?

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Differnt Factors

[honesthustler]

Just left there. Thinking on moving ther as I'm from the city. Never heard bout b. cancer there but I do love the personalities that come with L.I. women...

[Tokyorose]

There is a gene that helps suppress cancer growth, but certain ethnic groups have higher incidences of mutation of the gene, making them more susceptible to developing breast cancer. A higher percentage of women of Eastern European Jewish heritage have this mutation. There may be a higher concentration of women with this gene mutation in Long Island than in Kansas or Kentucky where people or different origins settled. Just an opinion.

www.genetichealth.com (http://www.genetichealth.com/BROV_GEN_of_BROV_In_ASHJ.shtml)