One big difference between osmosis and diffusion is that both solvent and solute particles are free to move in diffusion, but when we talk about osmosis, only the solvent molecules (water molecules) cross the membrane.
Familial Cancer Program. The Familial Cancer Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center provides counseling for people who may have an increased risk of cancer because of their personal and/or family history. The issues surrounding inherited risk and genetic testing are complicated.
1 Women who have had breast cancer in one breast are more likely to get it in the other breast. 2  Family history. 3  Having a mother, sister, or daughter who has had breast cancer increases a woman's risk. 4  The risk is higher if her family member got breast cancer before age 40.actors that affect a woman's risk of breast cancer include: 1  Age. 2  The strongest risk factor is age. 3  Risk goes up as a woman gets older. 4  Most women who get breast cancer are older than 50. 5  Personal history of breast cancer. 6  Women who have had breast cancer in one breast are more likely to get it in the other breast.