Breast cancer: Genetic testing
Oncology leads the way in personalised medicine with a range of single and multi-gene tests to identify the patients that have increased risk of breast cancer development, recurrence or medication side-effects due to the genetic background. The DNA-based BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene testing and RNA-based profiling are offered as a routine service to patients who fulfil the criteria for these tests. More accurate testing is now available with the use of the multi-gene assays like the 70-gene MammaPrint profile. Lifestyle diseases and breast cancer Lifestyle disease like obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, high cholesterol increase breast cancer risk. Testing criteria (Please …

