Breast cancer genetic tests have improved and doctors urge retesting

Over the past decade, the phrases ‘BRCA 1’ and ‘BRCA 2’ went mainstream as genetic testing to assess breast cancer risk became common.

But, now, doctors are telling patients whose tests were negative to get retested.

“I think this is a game changer,” said Peter Beitsch, MD, a breast cancer specialist at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. “The BRCA 1 and 2 testing was a game changer. This now goes from testing two genes to testing 18 genes. This is big.”

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