What is Cancer Genetics?

Cancer genetic focuses on understanding the genes related with cancer. Genetic testing can help to identify mutations that can increase cancer risk, which can help for early intervention and personalized treatment.

Benefits of Cancer Genetic Counseling

Being informed of your genetic risk for cancer can result in educated decisions regarding the best ways to prevent, early detection, and carry out personalized or specialized treatment regimes, improving outcomes and potentially saving lives.

Who Should Get Genetic Testing for Cancer?

Individuals with a family history of cancer, especially at a young age, those with multiple relatives affected by cancer, or those with known genetic mutations should consider genetic testing.

Example of Genetic conditions that can be Identified:

• BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations (Breast and Ovarian Cancer)
•  Lynch Syndrome (Colorectal Cancer)
•  Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
•  Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
•  RET mutation (Medullary Thyroid Cancer)
•  MEN1 mutation (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia)
•  Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
•  PTEN mutation (Cowden Syndrome)