Abstract: . . .  are available to reduce the symptoms of menopause; what other medications or interventions may provide similar health benefits to HRT in reducing risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Care Prevention Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation Program • Lombardi Cancer Center • Georgetown University Medical Center ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 18 18 Page 25 T here are potential benefits to having genetic testing, as well as potential risks . . .
. . .  research: Participation in genetic counseling and testing programs will help further understanding about inherited cancer . In addition, at Georgetown University we have also established a family registry to learn more about hereditary breast/ovarian cancer , including the risks associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 alterat . . .
. . .  other medications or interventions may provide similar health benefits to HRT in reducing risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Care Prevention Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation Program • Lombardi Cancer Center • Georgetown University Medical Center ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 18 18 Page 25 T here are potential benefits to having genetic testing, as well as potential risks of testing and limitations to the information that is . . .
. . .  cancers cancer tumor Page 1 G EORGETOWN U NIVERSITY M EDICAL C ENTER lombardi LOMBARDI CANCER CENTER RESEARCH • EDUCATION • TREATMENT • February 2001 information packet Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation care Page 2 T he CARE ( Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation) Program is a genetic counseling and testing program offered by the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical . . .
. . .  Pancreatic cancer Not increased 1%-5%, with possible early onset Rare Other associated cancers To be determined (studies underway) Gallbladder and bile duct Stomach Melanoma Varied ESTIMATED LIFETIME CANCER RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BRCA1/BRCA2 Updated January 2001 OVARIAN CANCER OTHER CANCERS 2nd breast cancer (same breast) Breast cancer after ovarian cancer BREAST CANCER Type of cancer Breast cancer (female) Second breast cancer (opposite breast) Page 12 Care Cancer Risks Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation . . .
. . .  learn that they carry an alteration in the BRCA1 or the BRCA2 gene may be able to participate in clinical trials examining the benefits of certain medical interventions and prevention strategies. Information for other relatives: Testing may provide information about cancer risk for children, siblings, and other family members. Emotional benefits: Learning the results of testing may produce a sense of psychological relief because uncertainty about cancer risk may be reduced. Contribution to research: . . .
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