Services for Health Professionals are designed to help set up and provide high quality, clinically effective Cancer Risk Counseling services, including counseling for genetic testing . Services are customized to meet individual and institutional needs. Dr. Kelly also offers individualized consultations on risk assessment, patient concerns, and evaluation of scientific studies for health professionals by telephone, fax, and E-mail. A new book makes a levelheaded assessment of the risks of breast cancer. Read the full L.A. Times Review Some cancer risk information may surprise you.
Cancers are due to changes in the genes - changes that usually occur after birth.
Most cancers are not hereditary. Not all women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation will be diagnosed with cancer. Individuals with no family history of cancer may have a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation that can be inherited. Not all women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation have the same risk of breast, ovarian, or colon cancer. An increased hereditary susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer can be inherited through males as well as females.