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Genetic Counseling Before Surgery Can Lower Stress and Help Women Make Decisions
A small study has found that women diagnosed with breast cancer who are offered genetic counseling before breast cancer surgery have less stress and make more informed decisions about treatment compared to women who don’t get genetic counseling before surgery.
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New BRCA1 and BRCA2 Test May Be More Accurate, Less Expensive
A group of Canadian scientists has developed a new way to test for abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that seems to be more accurate and less expensive than the current testing methods.
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Most Women Share Genetic Test Results with Kids Even Though Value Isn’t Clear
Research has found that women who had abnormal breast cancer gene testing usually shared the test results with their children younger than 25, even though it's not clear that sharing the results with kids this young has value.
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Many High-Risk Women May Not Be Referred for Genetic Testing
A study suggests that primary care doctors don't consistently recommend genetic testing for women at high-risk for cancer because of family and personal history.
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Experimental Genomic Test May Help Predict Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Positive Disease Recurrence
An experimental test may be able to help predict the risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, but it's not clear how useful the test is.
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Some Parents Who’ve Been Tested Support Abnormal Breast Cancer Gene Testing for Kids
About a third of people who were tested for abnormal breast cancer genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2), supported the same testing for their children.
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Women with Positive Genetic Test Results Prefer Getting News in Person
This very small study done in Pennsylvania and New Jersey found that when people were told about breast cancer gene test results over the phone, they often had more worries and stress than when the results were told to them in person.
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Genetic Test Results Can Offer Peace of Mind
Women at high risk for breast cancer who had genetic testing benefited psychologically from knowing the results of the test.
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Breast Cancer Gene Prediction Models Not Accurate for Asian Women
Two models used to predict BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene abnormalities aren't very accurate when used on Asian women.
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Dutch Study Questions Amount Family History Increases Risk
A new study suggests that having a mother or sister diagnosed with breast cancer raises risk for other women in the family, but the increase isn't as high as previously thought.
