"None of this applies to people with FAP or non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndromes or very high colon cancer risk based on family history, " Ladabaum says.

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In addition, younger women found to be at high risk of breast cancer, either through family history or because they carry the BRCA 1 or 2 gene, would receive annual scans to check for signs of the disease.

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Ron Martin said after getting breast cancer, Debbie Martin had her ovaries removed preventively because she was also at very high genetic risk for ovarian cancer, which has killed several women in her family.

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