Genetic Testing and Counseling | NVSCC: Nevada Surgery and Cancer Care
Genetic Testing and Counseling
We offer:
Genetic Counseling and Genetic Screening for Breast, Ovarian and Colorectal Cancer.Personal or Family History of Breast and Ovarian Cancer*
( * Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome is an inherited condition that causes an increased risk for ovarian, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancer. The vast majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer is due to an alteration or gene mutation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. These gene mutations can be inherited from either your mother or father.)
Personal and Family History of Colorectal Cancer
(* Lynch Syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is an inherited condition that causes an increased risk for early onset colorectal cancer (often before age 50) as well as other related cancers†. The majority of Lynch Syndrome is due to a mutation in the MLH1, MSH2 or MSH6 genes. These mutations can be inherited from either your mother or father.
† colorectal, endometrial, stomach, ovarian, kidney/urinary tract, brain, small bowel, pancreatic, sebaceous adenoma/carcinoma)
