Should I be tested for the BRCA gene? - JAAPA
Links shared publicly online about this topic.
- 1,644total visits
Should I be tested for the BRCA gene? - JAAPA
View full resource at jaapa.com
Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate, Disease and Condition, Genes, Men's Health, Women's Health, Physician, Physician Assistant
Most Recently Shared on October 28, 2009 at 3:34 pm By:
RT @PhysicianAssist: Should you be tested for the BRCA gene for cancer? : http://tinyurl.com/ykqlg6a Jill Gore, Physician Assistant
Also Shared By:
Breast cancer sufferers should be tested for genetic fault, study urges | Mail Online
dailymail.co.uk — “Women with mutations in the BRCA1 gene have a much higher chance of developing breast cancer but also a higher risk of ovarian cancer.” View full resource at dailymail.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on February 15, 2012 at 12:13 am By:
Breast Cancer News Health News
Google News: Breast cancer sufferers should be tested for genetic fault, study urges - Daily http://t.co/2XVz8mqD Full http://t.co/Is7NaMxi
if your parent had breast cancer what are my chances of getting cancer?
healthtap.com — “The age that your parent developed breast cancer as well as the number of their relatives with cancer is important. In general, a younger age at diagnosis makes it more likely that you might develop breast cancer. In addition, if your mother and especially your father had breast cancer and tested positive for a BRCA gene mutation, you have a 50% risk of having that mutation, and should be tested.” View full resource at healthtap.com
Most Recently Shared on January 16, 2012 at 2:57 am By:
Dr Deanna Attai Doctor, Surgeon, Physician, and Active Health Library
#HealthTap: if your parent had breast cancer what are my chances of getting cancer? Answer http://t.co/CvVpxPn4
I have a family history of breast cancer, should I be tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2?
talkabouthealth.com — “This is a very personal reply to a very difficult question. Again, not a doctor but going from my own personal experience with the test. First of all, the gen” View full resource at talkabouthealth.com
Most Recently Shared on November 23, 2011 at 10:53 pm By:
I have a family history of breast cancer, should I be tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2? TY for sharing @chemobrainfog! http://t.co/QrHktcZL #bcsm
I had a bi-lateral mastectomy 5yrs ago. I was not tested for the BRCA gene at that time. Is it too late to be tested?
talkabouthealth.com — “I had a bi-lateral mastectomy 5yrs ago. I was not tested for the BRCA gene at that time. Is it too late to be tested?” View full resource at talkabouthealth.com
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 2:55 pm By:
TY! RT @SuzzannCummings Just asked Q @TalkAboutHealth: Had bi-lateral mastectomy 5yrs ago. I wasn't tested for BRCA... http://t.co/kYpivI9w
If I test positive for one of the BRCA genes, should I automatically consider having an oophorectomy?
talkabouthealth.com — “Great question. "Automatic" implies knee-jerk, and, as with most patient-related issues, the answer is "it depends." BRCA positivity confers a lifetime risk of” View full resource at talkabouthealth.com
Most Recently Shared on August 24, 2011 at 3:04 am By:
If I test positive for BRCA genes, shld I automatically consider having oophorectomy? great ans. @dianeradfordmd http://t.co/drA66cI #bcsm
Dr. Shari Rosenbaum, MDVIP's Photos | Facebook
facebook.com — “Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.” View full resource at facebook.com
Most Recently Shared on August 18, 2011 at 10:27 pm By:
Shari Rosenbaum Physician, Doctor, and Internist
BRCA GENE - Do you ever wonder if you or your loved one should be tested for a gene responsible for breast cancer?... http://t.co/Wilxc7b
Should you own your genes? - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “Should you own your genes?” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
Most Recently Shared on May 20, 2011 at 10:07 pm By:
Hisham Rana, MD Doctor and Physician
Opinion: Should you own your genes? FDA, AMA want to strictly regulate direct-to-consumer genetic testing http://bit.ly/jCpiI1 - #health
Jacqueline Kravette: BRCA: 'I Won't Be a Statistic': My Decision to Get BRCA Tested
huffingtonpost.com — “Growing up with the BRCA mutation looming overhead caused an enormous amount of strife within my family. Everyone approached the possibility of having this gene differently.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on December 17, 2010 at 5:57 pm By:
Focused on Health Health Organization
'I Won't Be a Statistic': My Decision to Get BRCA Tested: http://huff.to/hQqKdu
Pitchfork: Echo Chamber: Stephin Merritt
pitchfork.com — “"I have a negative urge to procreate. I have the urge to kill other people--™s children. I have a ...” View full resource at pitchfork.com
Most Recently Shared on October 27, 2010 at 7:42 pm By:
Stand Up To Cancer Health Organization
"I decided to have a Mastectomy because I tested positive for the BRCA gene, it was not an easy decision" Read more: http://snurl.com/i1e0b
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Newfangled Gene Tests - Robert Langreth - Treatments - Forbes
blogs.forbes.com — “Numerous companies including23andme, Decode Genetics, and Navigenics, now sell gene tests or gene scans that purport to identify your risk of various commondiseases. A few well-known gene tests for common diseases are of indisputable value, especially the BRCA1 and BRCA2 tests for breast cancer. But how reliable and usefulare the predictions [...]” View full resource at blogs.forbes.com
Most Recently Shared on October 8, 2010 at 10:08 pm By:
Eric Topol, MD Doctor, Internist, Cardiologist, and Physician
More on the popular KIF6 gene test for heart disease risk that doesn't work http://bit.ly/bFUT2u + http://bit.ly/d734kI
Platelet Assay Betters Clopidogrel Gene Testing: Study Published - QualityPoint Technologies
qualitypointtech.net — “A small study showing that the monitoring of platelet reactivity is likely to be a better way than genetic testing to determine whether clopidogrel dosing should be modified has been published. However, the findings still leave many unanswered questions, the lead researcher acknowledges. Heartwire” View full resource at qualitypointtech.net
Most Recently Shared on August 12, 2010 at 8:54 pm By:
Platelet Assay Betters Clopidogrel Gene Testing: Study Published: A small study showing that the monitoring of pla... http://bit.ly/b2Qu8i
To take the BRCA genetic test or not--? Video
vodpod.com — “What are the implications of knowing you are a gene carrier and how can you be better supported? For the women in these clips, discovering that they were BRCA gene was almost by accident. Should more be done to highlight that there are potentially increased risks within families for certain specific cancers? Whose role is it to highlight this? What do you think would work? . Watch Dr Rachel Iredale, Prof Lesley Fallowfield, Carol Maddock, Maureen Gilbert, Cathie Lockenwitz, Francisca Bach Kollin” View full resource at vodpod.com
Most Recently Shared on July 26, 2010 at 8:52 pm By:
Paul Cacciatore Patient Advocate
What are the implications of knowing you are a gene carrier and how can you be better supported? For the women in thes… http://bit.ly/bRDDSZ
Gene Mutations Up Risk for Cancer in Opposite Breast - MSN Health & Fitness - Breast Cancer
health.msn.com — “Younger women with diagnosis should consider genetic testing experts say” View full resource at health.msn.com
Most Recently Shared on April 6, 2010 at 6:54 pm By:
Gene Mutations Up Risk for Cancer in Opposite Breast: http://bit.ly/9XbI8n
Most Ashkenazi Jewish women should be tested for breast cancer genes, study finds | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times
latimesblogs.latimes.com — “Most women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent should be offered testing for the most common genetic mutations that cause breast and ovarian cancer, Canadian researchers have found. About 1% of the women they tested had a mutation in either the BRCA1...” View full resource at latimesblogs.latimes.com
Most Recently Shared on December 30, 2009 at 12:21 am By:
LA Times Health News Health News
Most Ashkenazi Jewish women should be tested for breast cancer genes, study finds http://bit.ly/76TqGq
BRCA Journal: Chapter Five | SU2C
standup2cancer.org — “Stand Up To Cancer's purpose is to enable cutting-edge research aimed at finding a cure to all types of cancer, including breast, prostate, skin, brain, lung, colon, cervical, the list goes on. Katie Couric, Laura Ziskin, Sherry Lansing, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the Noreen Fraser Foundation and Ellen Ziffren are leading SU2C's development.” View full resource at standup2cancer.org
Most Recently Shared on May 14, 2009 at 5:03 am By:
Stand Up To Cancer Health Organization
BRCA Journal: Chapter Five http://tinyurl.com/p9hsv2
Advertisement
Physician Assistants
@PhysicianAssist
Should you be tested for the BRCA gene for cancer? : http://tinyurl.com/ykqlg6a Jill Gore, Physician Assistant
1 year ago...