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Sisters' Breast Cancer Link Sparks Call for Genetic Testing

11/20/2025

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Two sisters from Winston-Salem, Kate Singletary and Elizabeth Singletary, carried a mutation that increases the risk of bilateral breast cancer.
Kate Singletary, 27, discovered a lump and was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Elizabeth Singletary later tested positive for the same mutation.
Dr. Marissa Howard-McNatt of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist stresses genetic testing for young women and recommends high-risk screenings begin at least ten years before a first-degree relative’s diagnosis.

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Story summary

Two sisters from Winston-Salem, Kate Singletary and Elizabeth Singletary, carried a mutation that increases the risk of bilateral breast cancer.
Kate Singletary, 27, discovered a lump and was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Elizabeth Singletary later tested positive for the same mutation.
Dr. Marissa Howard-McNatt of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist stresses genetic testing for young women and recommends high-risk screenings begin at least ten years before a first-degree relative’s diagnosis.