by mg6754@ | Mar 17, 2020 | Genetic Testing
Adverse drug reactions can lead to repeated GP visits, unnecessary hospital admissions and, in the worse cases, even death. With the global health crisis caused by the Coronavirus (Covid-19), it is more important than ever to keep hospital beds free for those who...
by mg6754@ | Dec 15, 2019 | Hereditary Cancer
There were around 42,000 new cases of bowel cancer a year in the UK between 2014 and 2016, according to Cancer Research UK. One in 15 men in the UK and one in 18 women will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime. It is the third most common type of...
by mg6754@ | Dec 1, 2019 | Hereditary Cancer
Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are linked to a dramatically increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers but did you known that pancreatic cancer is the third most common cancer associated with such mutations? Although there is good awareness of the links...
by mg6754@ | Nov 15, 2019 | Hereditary Cancer
Remember, remember it’s time for Movember… To mark this year’s charity event, when men grow a moustache to raise awareness of men’s health and specifically prostate cancer, we are looking at the BRCA genetic mutation and its role in the disease. BRCA Genetic Testing...
by mg6754@ | Sep 15, 2019 | Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer
There is a growing awareness of genetic testing for a wide range of hereditary cancers. This is due, in part, to high profile celebrities like Angelina Jolie who famously underwent preventative breast cancer surgery after discovering she had the BRCA gene mutation,...
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