Genetic Testing in New Mexico can help estimate your chance of developing cancer in your lifetime. It does this by searching for specific changes in your genes, chromosomes, or proteins. These changes are called mutations. Genetic Testing in New Mexico is available for breast, ovarian, colon, thyroid, and some other cancers. Genetic testing may help: […]
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Genetic Testing, Genetics, Hematology-Oncology and Cancer Genetics
FHQ (Family History Questionnaire)
Family History Questionnaire for Common Hereditary Syndromes Patient Name: ____________________________ Physician:___________________________ Date of Birth: ________________________ Date Completed: ______________________ […]
Risk Assessment of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Breast cancer is a common disease affecting more than 180,000 women and 1,600 men each year. A woman’s lifetime risk for developing breast cancer is about 1 in 8 or 12%. Common symptoms of breast cancer include an abnormal mammogram; detection of a lump, thickening, swelling, or tenderness […]
BRCA Info for differences in BRCA1 and BRCA2.