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Saving Amy: how a DNA test identified cancer risk

Saving Amy: how a DNA test identified cancer risk

Like other women in her family, Amy Soulsby was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. Her only regret is that she didn’t do the genome test earlier.

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Amy Soulsby, 37, says DNA screening helped identify her risk of getting breast cancer. Louis Trerise

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The possibility of being diagnosed with cancer has haunted Amy Soulsby for years.

The disease ran in her family. Four of her great aunts died from it at a young age and her mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer 16 years ago.

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Michael SmithHealth editorMichael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.smith@afr.com

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