Had an onc appt, and by God's grace, my friend Carrie was having her 2nd chemo tx at the same time, so I went in and sat with her and chatted till the onc was ready to see me.
I'm going to have a BRCA blood test, which will tell if I have the genetic predisposition for ovarian and breast cancer. There are three possible results of the test: 1. I have the BRCA1 gene mutation. 2. I have the BRCA2 gene mutation. 3. I don't have either.
We want #3. Not #1. Test results have shown that women with the BRCA1 gene mutation have a lower survivability rate than the other two. And those who carry either gene mutation have a higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
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