Benefits of Genetic Testing
If a cancer occurs frequently in your family, genetic testing may be an important step for you.
- If a greater than average risk is found:
- More frequent monitoring can help prevent cancer or detect it at an earlier, more treatable stage
- Preventive strategies may reduce your risk of cancer by as much as 100%
- Both positive and negative results give you information about inherited risk among your close relatives like parents, brothers and sisters, or children
- Results guide decisions about medical management
- Only genetic tests find mutations in genes known to increase risk for inherited cancer
Knowing about an inherited mutation —
Gives you power to take steps that may help reduce your risk for cancer, or detect it cancer at an earlier and more treatable stage.
Myriad and Myriadtests.com guide patients through each step of the testing process: deciding to test; finding and preparing to talk to a doctor; obtaining insurance coverage; receiving and understanding the results.
>>Genetic Testing: Step by Step
