A drug that could prevent thousands of young women developing breast cancer has been created by scientists.
If given regularly to those with a strong family history of the cancer, researchers say it could effectively "vaccinate" them against a disease they are almost certain to develop.
The drug, which attacks tumours caused by genetic flaws, could spare those who have the rogue genes the trauma of having their breasts removed.
Currently, a high proportion of women told they have inherited the rogue genes choose to have a mastectomy as a preventative measure.
Researchers hope such a "vaccine" will be available within a decade. Flawed BRCA genes, which are passed from mother to daughter, are responsible for around 2,000 of the 44,000 cases of breast cancer each year in the UK.
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