To determine: Whether an individual would recommend a patient with a family history of breast cancer to be genetically tested.
Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer seen in women. It is mainly due to uncontrolled cell growth in the breast. Genetic disease testing is done to understand how prone the patient is to develop a certain kind of disease for which it has a family history.
To explain: The reason an individual would or would not recommend a patient with a family history of breast cancer to be genetically tested.
Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer seen in women. It is mainly due to uncontrolled cell growth in the breast. Genetic disease testing is done to understand how prone the patient is to develop a certain kind of disease for which it has a family history.
To determine: Whether an individual having a family history of cancer would want to be genetically tested or not.
Introduction: Cancer is mainly due to abnormal cell growth in a particular part of the body. These cells may spread to other parts of the body and cause difficulty in the normal functioning of those organs. Genetic disease testing is done to understand how prone the patient is to develop a certain kind of disease for which it has a family history.
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