Or do you need to experience symptoms first (if there are any.) I don't know much about Cancer except a few women in my family have had it and died from it.
2007-01-30 08:32:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
You can screen for it, but will the insurance pay for that? It is very expensive.And even if they do pay for it, there are many cancer genes you could test for and it wouldn't necessarily mean that you are definitely going to get or not going to get cancer. There are environment factors too. And like the other poster just said , it could affect your health insurance premiums or go into a data base where you could in the future be discriminated against if you were positive for a cancer gene. And the posibility of false positives or negatives.
2007-01-30 09:02:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-28 11:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by Laree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you need to know what you want to be tested for...
There are cancer inducing genes that you can be tested for but that won't say what sort of cancer you will get. This just means you are more prone to getting a type of cancer.
Paps are good for girls to get. Breast exams...look for lumps.
You pretty much need to know some sort of symptoms for the drs to start checking and sometimes even if they know you have it sometimes they can find where the primary site is.
2007-01-30 13:17:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can if you have a positive history in the family. Positive history means that more than one person have suffered from the same cancer. That means that most probably a faulty gene is involved. Your doctor can ask for a screening test for you to know if you carry the same gene or not.
2007-01-30 08:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by gentleleo1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some cancer genes can be tested for. Your best bet is to discuss it with your personal doctor. Most people dramatically over-estimate their cancer risk. However, if your family history is really significant you should see a genetic counselor to discuss the pro's, con's and limitations of genetic testing.
Random genetic testing is not a good idea because of the possibility of false positive testing. Also it can have a huge impact on your insurability if it is positive.
2007-01-30 08:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by Jeffrey P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Breast cancer and bone cancer are the most likely to be hereditary. Cancer is in our body and we are all capable of developing Cancer however, only a few do. Genes and environment are the key elements for developing or not cancer. I invite you to research. Make sure the books you read are from oncologist (always consider the source).
2007-02-03 04:21:40 · answer #6 · answered by Abby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did some study before i grow to be examined. It expenditures about $1200 money and takes about 4-6 weeks to get the outcomes. i grow to be examined because i'm a breast maximum cancers survivor and so is yet another of my sisters besides as an aunt. I have 6 sisters and performance the opt to substantiate each body in my relatives looks after their very personal well being to the better of their potential. i do not have the common genetic mutations for breast maximum cancers, regardless of the indisputable fact that, there should be different mutations which may convey about breast maximum cancers which have not been got here upon yet. different cancers run in my relatives, which incorporates colon maximum cancers, 2 of my sisters are also pleasing contained in the Sister's study, a lengthy time period study of sisters of breast maximum cancers sufferers.
2016-12-03 06:14:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im 15 yer i dont no much things but i think there is diffrent types of cancer so there is many other symptons
2007-01-30 14:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by punk_ass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋