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20-Somethings Are Getting Double Mastectomies as Cancer Rates Rise in Young Adults

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Lindsay Schiffman, 29, right, was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall. Her sister Carly, 23, who also carries a BRCA1 gene mutation, plans to undergo a double mastectomy and reconstruction. Elinor Kry for WSJ. MAGAZINE

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