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9 Reasons to Consider Breast Cancer Genetic Testing

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You have blood relatives (grandmothers, mother, sister, aunts) on either your mother’s or father’s side of the family who had

breast cancer diagnosed before age 50.

There is both breast and ovarian cancer in your family, particularly in a single individual.

You have a relative(s) with triple-negative breast cancer.

There are other cancers in your family in addition to breast, such as prostate, melanoma, pancreatic, colon and thyroid cancers.

Women in your family have had cancer in both breasts.

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You are of Ashkenazi Jewish (Eastern European) heritage.

You are African American and have been diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35 or younger.

A man in your family had breast cancer.

Someone in your family has tested positive for an abnormal breast cancer gene.


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