Breast Clinics often assess these things and pass on high risk
individuals to genetics departments.
Mark
Simon Child wrote:
>A patient with a strong family history of breast cancer asked me about
>having tests for BRCA1 and BRCA2.
>
>I have heard of these but the local lab can't tell me much about getting a
>test done.
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>A) Are they tests that should be simple to arrange if I get the correct
>info/contacts?
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>B) In what way might the results make a difference to management? (She
>already has annual mammograms)
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>--
>Simon Child
>www.GPUK.net
>www.woodbanksurgery.nhs.uk
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