03/02/2023
Do you know about genetic testing for cancer care? Genetic testing can be used to calculate your lifetime risk of developing cancer. It achieves this by looking for particular variations in your chromosomes, proteins, or genes. We refer to these alterations as "mutations." Most cancer patients can benefit from routine germline genetic testing as a component of their cancer care. Certain cancer genes or mutations have the propensity to be passed across families. Making better treatment decisions for the patient is facilitated by the identification of such cancer genes or mutations. Therefore, the identification of heritable malignancies is always advised. No genetic test can guarantee that you won't get cancer. However, it can let you know whether your risk is greater than that of any other individual.
