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Genetic Testing
Hi everyone not sure if there was already a group about gentic Testing so sorry if there is one. I am looking to get the genetic test done to see if I carry the gene. Just waiting for the paperwork t...
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Hi @Pahill I had the genetics test due to my young age. They send you out a questionnaire about your family history which you fill in and send back (basically who had cancer which type what age etc). Then I saw a lovely genetic counselor in the city who went back over the history and and worries I had and a bit about the testing they do. Mainly it’s BRCA1 BRCA2 PALB2 TP53 and ATM. They do a blood sample and send it away takes about 12wks if it’s not urgent. I was negative but they still asked if I wanted to discuss findings with a professor from Peter Mac in Melbourne who comes to Hobart every so often. I did that and he too was lovely. I enrolled in a research study which means that they keep testing my blood if they find anything new and let me know. Hope that helps x