कर्करोग अनुवंशिकता तपासणी: कुटुंबात अनेकांना कर्करोग झाला असल्यास, कमी वयात कर्करोग झाल्यास किंवा स्तन/अंडाशयाचा कर्करोग असल्यास BRCA सारखी अनुवंशिक चाचणी उपयुक्त ठरू शकते – रुग्णासाठी व कुटुंबासाठीही.
कैंसर जेनेटिक्स क्लिनिक: परिवार में कई लोगों को कैंसर हो, कम उम्र में कैंसर हो या स्तन/अंडाशय का कैंसर हो, तो BRCA जैसी आनुवंशिक जांच मरीज़ और परिवार दोनों के लिए उपयोगी हो सकती है।
About 5–10% of cancers are caused by an inherited gene change passed down in families. Knowing this can change the treatment of the patient and protect relatives.
Who should consider genetic testing
- Breast cancer before 45, triple-negative breast cancer, male breast cancer, or bilateral breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer at any age
- Bowel or uterine cancer before 50, or several family members with these cancers
- Pancreatic cancer, metastatic prostate cancer
- Several close relatives with the same or related cancers
Common syndromes
BRCA1/BRCA2 (breast, ovarian, prostate, pancreas) and Lynch syndrome (bowel, uterus, stomach, ovary), among others.
How it works
- Counselling – family tree, risk assessment, benefits and limitations of testing
- Blood or saliva test (multi-gene panel) at an accredited laboratory
- Results explained in person
- If positive – a plan for the patient (for example PARP inhibitors) and testing of family members, with enhanced screening or preventive options for those who carry the gene