Breast Cancer Genetics

Anyone concerned about a personal and/or family history of cancer can benefit from a hereditary cancer risk evaluation, especially individuals with a personal and/or family history of:

• Breast cancer diagnosed under age 50
• Male breast cancer at any age
• Two or more separate breast cancers
• Breast and ovarian cancer in the same woman or in close relatives
• Two or more close relatives with breast cancer
• Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry and breast or ovarian cancer at any age
• Many instances of early onset breast cancer, bone or soft tissue cancer, sarcoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, brain cancer, and/or early onset leukemia
• Multiple instances of breast, thyroid and uterine cancers

For more information on genetic cancer risk assessment and genetic testing, click here.