tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post7067273791225032851..comments2023-08-15T09:39:41.235-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Genetic Breast Cancers Show Up Earlier in Next Generationrlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-24431821521323442382011-09-14T15:05:49.783-05:002011-09-14T15:05:49.783-05:00Dr. King has a good lecture she gave at the Univ....Dr. King has a good lecture she gave at the <a href="http://www.uwtv.org/video/player.aspx?mediaid=1574726181" rel="nofollow"> Univ. of Washington Mini Med. School</a> in 2010. The <a href="http://www.uwtv.org/video/player.aspx?mediaid=1574726198" rel="nofollow"> follow on lecture</a> by one of the UW's genetic counselors is pretty worthwhile too. Both are accessible to an educated layperson.Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-29692452333581936632011-09-14T07:54:57.839-05:002011-09-14T07:54:57.839-05:00Jeannine, I don't have full access to the arti...Jeannine, I don't have full access to the article just the abstract. I went back and reread it. I have it hear as they do in the abstract and I see what you mean. I wonder if they got the ages backwards as they conclude "Breast and ovarian cancers in BRCA mutation carriers appeared to be diagnosed at an earlier age in later generations."rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-79294307090118632722011-09-14T07:30:35.956-05:002011-09-14T07:30:35.956-05:00It looks like the mean age in gen 2 was *older*, n...It looks like the mean age in gen 2 was *older*, not younger than gen 1. Doesn't that suggest the opposite, that they're diagnosed later than their family members? Makes no sense to me, am I up too early??Jeannine 520https://www.blogger.com/profile/03333251138355067557noreply@blogger.com