Blanchard Valley Hospital, Ohio - media: offers test on genetic probability of breast cancer

Note: interesting the absence in the criteria of Ashenhashi Jewish heritage

"Blanchard Valley Hospital's Woman Wise mammography department has partnered with Myriad Genetics to offer a test to determine risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. This new test is called the BRACAnalysisBlanchard Valley Hospital's Woman Wise mammography department has partnered with Myriad Genetics to offer a test to determine risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. This new test is called the BRACAnalysis."

"Not everyone is a candidate for genetic testing, and the BRACAnalysis® is not appropriate for most people. Individuals at risk for carrying the BRCA gene tend to have personal or family histories which include the following:

* Breast cancer occurring at or below the age of 45
* Ovarian cancer at any age
* Male breast cancer
* Bilateral breast cancer (two separate breast cancers)
* Multiple affected family members (mother's or father's side)
* First or second degree relatives with the above criteria

The Myriad laboratory is the only lab in the nation that is able to perform that BRACAnalysis. This test is covered by most insurances."