European Breast Cancer Day
The most common cancer in women is breast cancer. One in ten women develops breast cancer due to a hereditary predisposition. It is estimated that approximately 150,000 Polish women are carriers of mutations that increase the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
The main reason why breast cancer is the most common cause of death in women is that the disease is detected too late, already in its advanced stage. Medical progress means that early detection of breast cancer allows for complete cure in most cases.
Early assessment of congenital risk and appropriate prevention, including regular diagnostic tests (mammography, breast ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging), are becoming increasingly available.
The Genomed SA laboratory performs comprehensive preventive testing for people from families with a history of breast and/or ovarian cancer.
The test we recommend uses Next Generation Sequencing to analyse the coding sequences of 18 genes responsible for the development of breast cancer (test code: FEM-NGS).
This test is available until mid-November 2025 with a 30% discount using the code FEMFB30%.
It can be purchased via the company website: FEM-NGS test
More about prevention and testing:
https://diagnostyka.genomed.pl/en/rak-piersi-i-jajnika-en/
