Genetic Testing and Counseling
At Nevada Surgery and Cancer Care, we believe the best cancer treatment is cancer prevention. For this reason, we offer genetic testing and counseling for inherited risk of cancer from BRCA, Lynch Syndrome, Breast cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Uterine Cancer and others. We will help you understand your risk, produce a comprehensive plan for your medical care, and work with family members to help protect your entire family.
Perform a Self-Assessment by answering a few simple questions.
If you answer yes to any of these questions, please call our office and schedule an appointment!
PERSONAL OR FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER*
Do you have any of the following?
Breast cancer at age 50 or younger
Ovarian cancer at any age
Male breast cancer at any age
Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and a personal or family history of an HBOC-associated* cancer at any age
Two breast cancers in the same person or on the same side of the family
Triple negative breast cancer at any age
Pancreatic cancer and an HBOC-associated* cancer in the same person or on the same side of the family
A previously identified BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in your family
* Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome is an inherited condition that causes an increased risk for ovarian, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancer. The vast majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer is due to an alteration or gene mutation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. These gene mutations can be inherited from either your mother or father.
PERSONAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF COLORECTAL CANCER
Do you have any of the following?
Colorectal cancer before age 50
Colorectal cancer after age 50
Colorectal adenomatous polyp(s)
Endometrial (uterine) cancer
More than one Lynch Syndrome-related cancer* in the same individual
Other Lynch Syndrome-related cancer*
Relative with a known Lynch Syndrome gene mutation
Tumor with microsatellite instability (MSI)
* Lynch Syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is an inherited condition that causes an increased risk for early onset colorectal cancer (often before age 50) as well as other related cancers†. The majority of Lynch Syndrome is due to a mutation in the MLH1, MSH2 or MSH6 genes. These mutations can be inherited from either your mother or father.
† colorectal, endometrial, stomach, ovarian, kidney/urinary tract, brain, small bowel, pancreatic, sebaceous adenoma/carcinoma