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Overview
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Overview
Overview
Some families have a well-recognized increased risk of developing cancer. In most cases, the occurrence of cancer in more than one family member is coincidence, but some families will have a cancer family syndrome. In a cancer family syndrome, an individual can have an increased risk of developing one or more types of cancer due to their genetic makeup.
Illinois CancerCare refers patients interested in Genetics Testing to the Central Illinois Cancer Genetics Clinic (CICGC). The clinic is located inside Illinois CancerCare's Peoria facility.
Family Cancer Risk Analysis
To determine your and your family's risk of developing cancers that may develop as a result of genetics, and to determine your need for future cancer screening, an assessment will be performed.
During initial assessment, a CICGC representative will ask you a series of questions from which a pedigree, or a precise outline of your family's cancer history, will be developed. An accurate and complete pedigree is the first step in determining if an individual or a family is at risk for a cancer family syndrome.
Gene testing is a laboratory blood test designed to detect inherited changes in a person's DNA that increase their risk for cancer. Gene testing may or may not be conducted based upon your pedigree analysis.
The clinic will review your personal and family cancer history, evaluate potentially inherited cancers in your family, and construct a pedigree, then develop your personal cancer risk assessment. Based upon your personal assessment, CICGC will provide genetic counseling and advice regarding cancer prevention.
For further information on genetics testing please visit http://www.myriadtest.com/
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