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I dont often hear phrases like a high risk patient and its growth is aggressive and ive had a pretty healthy lifestyle i didnt smoke and still dont these are all factors that indicate that the illness could be genetic. without this test i very probably would have developed a new tumor and might not be here today. that i had to go. as a death and sometimes when im having a bad day i remind myself im still alive thanks to modern medicine. patton grew up in life sick after graduating from college s...

Only find out once they do become ill cats one was 35 when she felt a lump in her breast tests revealed she had cancer. i dont often hear phrases like a high risk patient and its growth is aggressive and ive had a pretty healthy lifestyle i didnt smoke and still dont these are all factors that indicate that the illness could be genetic if i get it without this test i very probably would have developed a new tumor and might not be here today. that. as a death and sometimes when im having a bad da...

Chemo therapy and just give anti estrogen therapy and get the same results. >> the side effects of chemo can be devastating. now with the guidance of the gene test those with the middle scores can skip chemo therapy, a development that will change the course of treatment. >> a lot of my patients who are still wondering in their heart should they have done chemo or not, i think this will be very reassuring. >> for reese its a decision she feels good about. >> its always good to know that. always ...

>> welcome back, you go for the patch smear and that is to check for cervical cancer. the f.d.a. has a gene test for women as a stand alone alternate to the patch smear. the doctors will tell us about that. dr. samadi? >> the theme today is gene testing, and patch smears is testing for cervical cancer. there were 14 genes at risk. the screening starts at age of 21 and every three years you get a patch smear. depending what they find they will find out if it is cervical cancer. the new gene testi...

Is this gene mutation something that is tested for when women go for regular mammograms? >> no, its not. and nor should it be. the gene mutations are very uncommon in the general population but there are situations where its much more common to have the gene nutations, so women diagnosed with breast cancer under age 50, women with a personal history of ovarian cancer, men with breast breast cancer, women who have a strong history of breast and ovarian cancer, multiple cases of breast cancer, the...

Feel for anybody who has to make this decision, make the call to have a preventive double mastectomy, so my first reaction was sympathy. i also think that its great. its going to be great for women who are thinking about testing for this gene. this raises awareness about breast cancer and can help women to decide whether taking the gene test is right for them. of course, in consultation with a doctor and i also really liked what she said about not losing her femininity. i think thats a really im...

Was your takeaway? your reaction to it? >> first of all, i just really feel for anybody who has to make this decision, make the call to have a preventive double mastectomy, so my first reaction was sympathy. i also think that its great. its going to be great for women who are thinking about testing for this gene. this raises awareness about hereditary breast cancer, and it can help women to decide whether taking the gene test is right for them, of course, in consulation with their genetic counse...

>> first of all, i just really feel for anybody who has to make this decision, make the call to have a preventive double mastectomy, so my first reaction was sympathy. i also think that its great. its going to be great for women who are thinking about testing for this gene. this raises awareness about breast cancer and can help women to decide whether taking the gene test is right for them. of course, in consultation with a doctor and i also really liked what she said about not losing her femini...

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Someone that comes in when they are in their early 30s or 45, or so forth, this genetic test would alert me to make sure i keep an eye on him and if i find the cancer to treat him faster. it is a big thing coming out of john hopkins and the university of michigan and i think opens a lot of doors for people with prostate cancer, because now we are breaking the codes and getting into the genetic testings and going beyond the simple test of psa which is not that specific and is another tool we can ...