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Genetic testing: Could this tell if I'll get breast cancer in the future? |
Genetic testing: Could this tell if I'll get breast cancer in the future? there are candidate genes for breast cancer that they can check, and there are even some home kits, but be careful with them. you may want to strongly consider getting genetic testing if there is breast cancer in your family. here is a podcast you can listen to about the home kit testing for breast cancer: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story... and here is a link that explains everything, this is very informative: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/genet... Avoid getting it in the first place, it isn't that mysterious. Contact me if you want to know quickly. yes it can tell you if you might get it i seen it on tv last year i believe there is a test u can take that will tell u if u carry the genes that may mean u r more likely to get it but there is no test that can say for sure you will get it Breast Cancer can come in different forms. My mother had a cancerous lump but had it removed everything is now fine but this wasn't a genetic cancer so i am not being tested every three years. Whereas my fellas mother past away because she had breast cancer unfortunately this was a genetic cancer and his sister is now screened ever 3 years just as a safety measure. If you are worried it is well worth looking through your family history to see if it is genetic. In the South London area if there is a family history of breast, ovarian or bowel cancer, you can be referred to the 'Cancer - A Family Affair' Service who will plot your family history and if appropriate refer you on for genetic investigations. There could be such a service in your own area. Speak to your Doctor "Although many risk factors may increase your chance of developing breast cancer, it is not yet known exactly how some of these risk factors cause cells to become cancerous. A woman's hormones somehow stimulate breast cancer growth. Just how this comes about has not yet been worked out."....... American Cancer Society Go to the following link http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/conten... Good reading. |
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