Genetic Testing and Breast Cancer – Should I Get Tested and How?

In this video, Dr. Jennifer Griggs describes what genetic testing and counseling are, who should get it, what to do if you are found to have an inherited predisposition for breast cancer, insurance coverage details, and possible downsides of being tested.

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[naththomas]

Thank you, Dr. Griggs, for your informative medical advice on genetic testing.

[SK-myvx]

Thank you for this useful video.
If someone has been diagnosed with breast cancer, what would be the recommended time to have the genetic testing?

[Riturajjj]

My mother diagnosed for breast cancer and after her lumpectomy we got her genetic testing done as she is only 47 years old and she is having ATM gene mutation what are the chances of cancer coming back again and what are chances for me to get cancer

She had her surgery done and she is ER PR positive and her2 negative doctors here in India told for 4 cycles of chemotherapy and 15 radiations
earlier before the genetics testing doctors said her for 5 radiations in 5 weeks (per week 1 radiation) after genetic test they said for 15 radiations for consecutive days

[melanieproctor]

I'm pal.b2 what does that mean for my children