From http://www.beetmedicine.tv/2009/03/genetic-testing-for-breast-and-ovarian-can...
Breast and ovarian cancers are among the few diseases where a blood test can demonstrate whether a woman has a mutation of genes
BRCA1 and 2 which are specific and predict for hereditary cancer. Shivani Nazareth, a genetics counselor, describes who should be tested, what can be learned from the blood test and why it useful in making decisions about treatments whether it is positive or negative.
-- Peter Pressman, MD
About our interviewee:
Shivani Nazareth, MS, is a Certified Genetic Counselor at the Weill Cornell Medical College.
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