Category Archive: Genetic Testing

My breasts could kill me

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I watched  “My breasts could kill me”, a two-part documentary on Sky 1 this evening, by writer and TV presenter Dawn Porter. I thought it was excellent – very informative and at the same time a deeply personal… Continue reading

Cancer activist takes to YouTube

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When Jessica Gioia was diagnosed with breast cancer on Sept. 19, 2008 — the day after her 33rd birthday — she went on the Internet looking for advice and help. “I started seeing… Continue reading

Battling cancer again

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While no one who has survived a few rounds in the fight against cancer, wants to think about going back into the ring again, the reality is, that as cancer patients live longer, the… Continue reading

Should you share the results of genetic testing with your child?

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If you learned that you were at high risk of cancer because you carry the hereditary BRCA1/2 gene mutation, would you tell your children? A recent study at Fox Chase Cancer Center not… Continue reading

Designer genes

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Thanks to Steph at the Biopsy Report for directing me to a new book which has recently been published.  Designer Genes tells the fictional story of Emily Cusack, who has a  loving husband, two… Continue reading

Interview with youngest British girl to undergo preventative mastectomy

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Today’s Daily Mail newspaper carries a story on 19-year-old Hannah Fitzpatrick,  who has become the youngest woman in Britain to have a double preventative mastectomy. Genetic screening had revealed that she carried the faulty BRCA… Continue reading