What are the advantages of genetic analysis?

  • A positive result can help prevent, detect early, or treat cancer more effectively.
  • A positive result allows the genetic study to be offered to other family members at risk and, if the mutation is confirmed, to offer them early detection and prevention measures tailored to their risk.
  • A negative result for a mutation known to run in the family means that the risk of developing cancer is the same as that of the general population.
  • It does not involve any physical discomfort, apart from a routine blood test.
  • The privacy of the results is guaranteed.