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I don't often hear phrases like a high risk patient and its growth is aggressive and i've had a pretty healthy lifestyle i didn't smoke and still don't 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 i'm having a bad day i remind myself i'm still alive thanks to modern medicine. patton grew up in life sick after graduating from college she spent some time in britain she was living in berlin when she became seriously ill she had t...

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 don't often hear phrases like a high risk patient and its growth is aggressive and i've had a pretty healthy lifestyle i didn't smoke and still don't 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 i'm having a bad day i remind myself i'm still alive thanks to modern medicine. patton grew up in leipsic after gr...

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 it's a decision she feels good about. >> it's always good to know that. always good to have reassurance. >> taking away harsh treatment and keeping survival rates the same while...

>> 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 testing is not looking at the cells under the microscope but the gene component. the test has been a comp...

Is this gene mutation something that is tested for when women go for regular mammograms? >> no, it's not. and nor should it be. the gene mutations are very uncommon in the general population but there are situations where it's 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, these are women this should be considering counseling and testing to figure out their best management...