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Risk reduction strategies for women at an increased risk for breast cancer include prophylactic mastectomy, prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy, and chemoprevention. These techniques have been well studied in certain high-risk populations such as women with significant family histories of breast cancer and women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Rapid evolution in genetic testing technology has enabled...