Nobody should suffer and die of a preventable cancer. Nobody.
Sharing Medical Information with Relatives
If possible, the following family medical information should be collected and shared with close relatives:
-- family members who were diagnosed with cancer
-- age at diagnosis
-- type of cancer, including pathology results, if available
-- genetic test results
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Talking
to Your Family About Your BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation
Learn
how to share test results, letters from your doctor or genetic
counselor, or other information you received about your mutation with
your family. Giving family members information about your specific
genetic mutation helps their healthcare providers know exactly which
test to use.
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How to Share Genetic Test Results With Family
When
you share genetic test results about hereditary cancers, your family
members need to know at least these 2 important details to share with
their health care providers or genetic counselors:
-- The name of the specific gene where the mutation was found, like BRCA2
-- The specific mutation in the gene, like 187delAG in BRCA1
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Talking to Your Family about Your Lynch Syndrome Diagnosis
Why talk to my family?
Your
family members can benefit from knowing about your diagnosis of Lynch
syndrome. Talk to your family members about Lynch syndrome, and tell
them Lynch syndrome is passed through families... Read more...
All
in the Family: The Importance of Talking About Hereditary Cancer
The
key is communicating information with not just your daughter or son,
but also extended family such as an aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or
grandchild, according to Megan Myers, M.S., a genetic counselor from the
University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
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Resources with videos:
Bring Your Brave: Talking About Your Family History of Cancer
Hereditary
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Hereditary
breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is an inherited
cancer-predisposition syndrome. Affected individuals have a
significantly greater risk of developing certain cancers, particularly
breast cancer, in both men and women, and ovarian cancer in women. Many affected individuals tend to develop cancer earlier in life as well, usually before the age of 50.
Short Hereditary Cancer Syndrome Video
FacingOurRisk.org
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered or FORCE.
FORCE's mission is to improve the lives of individuals and families facing hereditary cancer.
Kintalk
Helping families by providing free education, support and help finding early detection and genetics services.
BRCA Exchange Web Portal
The
BRCA Exchange aims to advance our understanding of the genetic basis of
breast, ovarian, pancreatic and other cancers by pooling data on
BRCA1/2 genetic variants and corresponding clinical data from around the
world. Search for BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants above.
Current number of unique BRCA variants in the portal: 68,962
Unique BRCA1 variants in the portal: 34,446
Unique BRCA2 variants in the portal: 34,516
Number of ENIGMA expert-classified variants in the portal: 7,445
Variants expert-classified as pathogenic: 4,900
Variants expert-classified as likely pathogenic: 0
Variants expert-classified as benign: 1,358
Variants expert-classified as likely benign: 1,179
Other
Cancer Resources
Prevent Cancer Foundation
The
mission of the Prevent Cancer Foundation is empowering people to stay
ahead of cancer through prevention and early detection.
Take a Stand!
Staying
on top of your health is one of the most important calls you can make.
Nearly 5,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every day in the US.
Routine
cancer screenings are incredibly important for early detection,
especially for individuals with a family history of cancer.
The American Childhood Cancer Organization
St. Jude's Children's Hospital
Breast
Cancer Research Foundation
National Breast Cancer Foundation
Breastcancer.org
Susan
G. Komen Foundation
If You’re Dense, You Need to be Smart -- Ted Talk
This site was created by Mark A. Hicks, artist,
illustrator and hereditary cancer awareness and prevention advocate. To learn
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