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Most breast cancer patients have no family history, warns Dubai surgeon

Dubai: A widespread belief that breast cancer mainly affects women with a family history of the disease could be discouraging many women from undergoing potentially life-saving screening, according to a Dubai breast surgeon. Dr Taghreed Almahmeed, American Board-Certified Consultant General and Breast Surgeon in Dubai, said around 85 per cent of women she diagnoses with breast cancer have no…

Most breast cancer patients have no family history, warns Dubai surgeon

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