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> [The most surprising fact that people do not know about breast cancer is that about 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a single relative with breast cancer. Much more than just family history and inherited genes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/the-most-surprising-fact-that-people-do-not-know-about-breast-cancer/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/kristi-funk-42799_breast-cancer_the-most-surprising-fact-that-people-do_1128055.jpg)

> [About 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a single relative with breast cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/about-80-of-women-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-do-not-have-a-single/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/kristi-funk-42799_breast-cancer_about-80-of-women-diagnosed-with-breast_1882394.jpg)

## More by Kristi Funk

> [Risk reduction for BRCA2 carriers includes taking tamoxifen. Removing ovaries prior to age 40 drops breast cancer risk in half. Ovarian cancer surveillance is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/risk-reduction-for-brca2-carriers-includes-taking-tamoxifen-removing/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [In my practice, the majority of mutation carriers choose mastectomy; however, for those without cancer, they have much more control over the timing. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/in-my-practice-the-majority-of-mutation-carriers-choose-mastectomy/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [Options other than mastectomy include high risk surveillance and risk reduction. Surveillance is a combination of monthly self breast exam, annual mammography and whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/options-other-than-mastectomy-include-high-risk-surveillance-and-risk/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [By empowering people to initiate a conversation prior to surgery regarding their pain control options, we hope to reduce the incidence of narcotic addiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/by-empowering-people-to-initiate-a-conversation-prior-to-surgery/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [The most surprising fact that people do not know about breast cancer is that about 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/the-most-surprising-fact-that-people-do-not-know-about-breast-cancer/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [Our goal is to increase awareness about non-narcotic pain control options available before, during, and after surgical procedures that are so effective that needing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/our-goal-is-to-increase-awareness-about-non-narcotic-pain-control/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [About 80% of women diagnosed with breast cancer do not have a single relative with breast cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/about-80-of-women-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-do-not-have-a-single/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [Nearly every BRCA mutation carrier's main concern is how to avoid the fate of relatives who have had, and possibly died from, breast or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/nearly-every-brca-mutation-carrier-s-main-concern-is-how-to-avoid-the/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [ It is absolutely a good thing that she \[Angelina Jolie\] helped to educate the world about the existence of this mutation; hopefully, as a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/it-is-absolutely-a-good-thing-that-she-angelina-jolie-helped-to/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

> [The Angelina Effect refers to the fact that a powerful, beautiful, well-respected and world-renowned woman unabashedly revealed private medical details about a gene mutation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-funk/the-angelina-effect-refers-to-the-fact-that-a-powerful-beautiful-well/)

[Kristi Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-funk/)

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