Preventing Breast Cancer: The Latest Research

 Radio listeners join the conversation on The Point:
with Mindy Todd and Dr. Julia Brody, executive director of the Silent Spring Instituteand cancer surgeon Dr. Peter Hopewood, aboutbreast cancer risks, screening, and new treatment options.Recently, many people are aware of actress Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a double mastectomy, not because she had breast cancer, but because genetic testing showed she carries a defective gene that put her at high risk for developing breast cancer.