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  1. ... cancer . Other names: BRCA gene test, BRCA gene 1, BRCA gene 2, breast cancer susceptibility gene1, breast cancer susceptibility gene 2 What is it used for? This test is used to find out if you have harmful changes in your BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes that increase your risk of getting: Breast cancer . This is cancer of the breast tissue. It mostly affects females, but harmful BRCA variations can also increase the breast cancer risk for males . Ovarian cancer . This is cancer of the female reproductive ...
  2. ... and Human Services; Genetic Testing for Inherited Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes; [updated 2019 Mar 15; cited 2022 Aug 11]; [about 9 screens]. Available from: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/genetics/genetic-testing-fact-sheet National Cancer Institute [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms: BRAF gene; [cited 2022 Aug 11]; [about 1 screens]. Available from: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/ ...
  3. ... Blood Test (Pancreatic Cancer) CA-125 Blood Test (Ovarian Cancer) CEA Test How to Cope with Medical Test ...