by mg6754@ | Oct 1, 2021 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Christine’s Mum is doing well and is in remission, and although her family have a history of cancer, Christine has thankfully been given the all clear. In their job interview with OK Magazine, she covers the significance of receiving the test results. She stated: “it...
by mg6754@ | Mar 3, 2021 | Psychiatric Pharmacogenetics Testing, Psychiatry
University Mental Health Day (4 March) is shining the spotlight on the worsening mental health crisis in Britain’s universities. A joint initiative between Student Minds and UMHAN (the university mental health advisers network), the national awareness day inspires...
by mg6754@ | Feb 15, 2021 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer
25 years ago, a mutation was discovered that makes some people susceptible to the disease, and now it has transformed treatment. Ten years ago, Tony Herbert developed a lump on the right side of his chest. The clump of tissue grew and became painful and he was tested...
by mg6754@ | Dec 18, 2020 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer
Currently only women with family history of cancer are offered DNA blood tests But if 26m British women over 30 were tested, 64,500 would be spared cancer Another 17,500 would be saved from an ovarian cancer diagnosis, doctors said Testing all women over 30 for...
by mg6754@ | Dec 18, 2020 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer, Uncategorised
Testing all women for the “Angelina Jolie gene”, even if not considered at risk would prevent cancers save lives and is cost effective say doctors. The Hollywood actress had her breasts, ovaries and fallopian tubes removed due to the high risk of cancer in...
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