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Case 1: A 16-year-old female with a strong family history of breast and ovarian cancer tested positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation. Following her results she underwent genetic counseling on screening and preventative surgical procedures. She and her parents became very overwhelmed with the sudden onslaught of, what seemed to be, extreme measures that were offered as forms of prevention. Upon leaving the clinic where the genetic counseling took place, they made an appointment with the girl’s pediatrician to discuss other measures of prevention.What cancer prevention recommendation, provided by the WCRF/AICR second expert report, would you advise this patient to follow?
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