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Is at risk and acog put out guidelines for us as physicians to determine who's a risk factor, a 20% increased risk factor and offer a genetic testing to them. women deciding to have the testing, they have to determine what steps are they going to take after that as far as prevention. is it going to be heightened surveillance, a double mastectomy, chemo prevention, scanning more often? before they actually take the test and know the indications and remember, if you don't test positive that doesn't mean you're not still at risk. >> right. >> right. >> that false sense of security. >> that's righ...

About. her mother died young of this. and dr. lisa, though, when you read angelina jolie's op-ed, it says more people should be tested and more insurance companies should pay for it. she said it cost up to $3,000 for a test for the gene and then in a situation like anna or angelina and the chances 87%, the choice might be -- i don't want to say simple because it's not simple but might be more clear but a test become and 30% or 40%? all of a sudden it's a lot more difficult. >> well, we all have risk factors and some of us have higher risk factors than others especially with a first-degree rela...

Her mother died young of this. and dr. lisa, though, when you read angelina jolie's op-ed, it says more people should be tested and more insurance companies should pay for it. she said it cost up to $3,000 for a test for the gene and then in a situation like anna or angelina and the chances 87%, the choice might be -- i don't want to say simple because it's not simple but might be more clear but a test become and 30% or 40%? all of a sudden it's a lot more difficult. >> well, we all have risk factors and some of us have higher risk factors than others especially with a first-degree relative or...

Guidelines for us as physicians to determine who's a risk factor, a 20% increased risk factor and offer a genetic testing to them. women deciding to have the testing, they have to determine what steps are they going to take after that as far as prevention. is it going to be heightened surveillance, a double mastectomy, chemo prevention, scanning more often? before they actually take the test and know the indications and remember, if you don't test positive that doesn't mean you're not still at risk. >> right. >> right. >> that false sense of security. >> that's right. >> will insurance pay for...

For a test for the gene and then in a situation like anna or angelina and the chances 87%, the choice might be -- i don't want to say simple because it's not simple but might be more clear but a test become and 30% or 40%? all of a sudden it's a lot more difficult. >> well, we all have risk factors and some of us have higher risk factors than others especially with a first-degree relative or you had abnormal biopsies but it's an individual choice for women. the idea is to identify who's at risk to decide if they want to be monitored more frequently with more breast exams, mammograms, mris or d...