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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — When you or someone you love is diagnosed with breast cancer, it can feel like the disease is wreaking havoc over your lives and controlling every decision you make.

One way to get ahead of that diagnosis is genetic testing. There are 13 gene mutations related to breast cancer, according to Doctor Leonard Henry, medical director of Lewis Cancer Research Pavilion. Learning what genes you carry can help you play offense rather than defense when fighting the disease.

“Most people come to us who have cancer or have a family history of cancer,” Henry said. “There’s general criteria that we look at based off family history

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