Genetic Testing For Breast Or Ovarian Cancer Risk May Be Greatly Underutilized
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 21:28
in Health & Medicine
Although a test for gene mutations known to significantly increase the risk of hereditary breast or ovarian cancer has been available for more than a decade, a new study finds that few women with family histories of these cancers are even discussing genetic testing with their physicians or other health care providers.