There are many reasons why you may want to reach out again to the Clinical Genetics Service at MSK. Genetic research never stops. Over time, new genes are identified. There could be a change in your eligibility for certain genetic tests. Sometimes your personal or family history of cancer changes, or you got new information about the growth of colon polyps. All this may affect your eligibility for genetic testing. We recommend you contact the Clinical Genetics Service if you find out:   You or a blood relative have a new cancer diagnosis.
A blood relative had cancer that you did not yet tell us about.
A blood relative was diagnosed with cancer at a younger age than you told us.
A blood relative was diagnosed with a different type of cancer than you told us. For example, you learned that your aunt had ovarian cancer, not cervical cancer.
A blood relative had a positive genetic test result (a mutation was found) in a cancer-related gene.
You had many new polyps after another colonoscopy. Genetic testing may be right for you if you have 10 to 20 or more precancerous (adenomatous) colon polyps.
If you never had genetic testing and 1 of these applies to you, please contact us. You may now be eligible for genetic testing. If you had genetic testing and 1 of these applies to you, please contact us. You also can contact us every few years. You may be eligible for updated genetic testing.  Lastly, you can always reach out to us to talk about genetic test results that you got from a healthcare provider outside of MSK.