Who has to test for BRCA Gene
Hi ladies I'm 34 and got diagnosed with stage 2 IDC (clear margins lumpectomy, no lymph nodes involved). I've never been asked about testing for the BRCA gene. I have no family history of any time of...
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Be sure to check your male lineage as well. And not only the women for breast and ovarian cancer. Look out for males with breast or prostate cancer.
My mum died aged 40 and I have breast and prostate cancer. I qualified for the genetic test and the result was a BRCA1 mutation but with a variation of unknown significance (VUS).
With my two adult children, my daughter is in a screening program, but my son has to fend for himself. This needs to change. Breast cancer is genderless and all sexes with two primary relatives having cancer should qualify for screening.
My mum died aged 40 and I have breast and prostate cancer. I qualified for the genetic test and the result was a BRCA1 mutation but with a variation of unknown significance (VUS).
With my two adult children, my daughter is in a screening program, but my son has to fend for himself. This needs to change. Breast cancer is genderless and all sexes with two primary relatives having cancer should qualify for screening.