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Should you get the breast cancer test? See if you need to have your genes screened. (Breast Check).
* If your mom, sister, or grandmother was ever diagnosed with breast cancer, especially before age 40, you should seriously consider getting tested to see if you carry mutations of the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are linked to a significant increase in the risk of early-onset breast cancer. In a recent study, 251 women who discovered they had these mutations became vigilant about having mammograms, and as a result, 14 cases of breast ...
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