The Basics
The Study of Heredity; process where parents pass certain genes onto their offspring.
What is Genetics.
When an abnormal gene is passed from generation to generation and causes cancer.
What is Hereditary Cancer.
What are the gene mutations most commonly known with Breast Cancer.
BRCA 1 and BRCA 2
How many Hereditary Cancers does Myriad test for?
What is 8.
The tool utilized to identify those at high risk for hereditary cancer at the Imaging Center
What is "My Gene History"
A double-stranded molecule made up of four building blocks called nucleotide bases that are arranged in a certain order throughout the human genome.
What is DNA.
What are the 3 types of cancers.
What are Hereditary, Sporadic and Familial.
Harmful changes in the person's genes.
What are mutations.
MyRisk Reports provides 3 different results and they are what?
What are Positive, Elevated and Negative.
Patients that are identified as High Risk and agree to testing are referred to who within Christus?
Who is Tammy McKamie.
The functional and physical unit of hereditary passed from parent to offspring.
What is a Gene.
The abnormal growth of cells in a human; malignancy.
What is Cancer.
Lifetime risk of developing Colon Cancer if you carry a mutation.
What is up to 99% risk.
The Myriad breast cancer risk prediction result that provides unaffected women with a personalized calculation of their future breast cancer risk.
What is MyRisk RiskScore.
Patients that are asked to complete the MGH on the tablet at the imaging center.
Who are all Mammography patients that walk through the door.
All of the DNA contained in an organism or a cell.
What is Genome.
The most commonly diagnosed Cancer and originates in the skin, lungs, breasts, pancreas and other glands.
What is Carcinoma.
Lifetime risk of developing breast cancer if you carry a mutation.
What is up to 87%.
The Average Out of Pocket Cost to the patient for Myriad Genetic Testing.
What is $0.00. Most insurance companies recognize it as a preventive health benefit with NO out of pocket expense.
What Guidelines are followed to see if a patient qualifies for Hereditary Cancer Testing.
What are NCCN, ASBS, USPSTF
Each person has 22 pairs of these and one comes from the Mother and one from the Dad.
The 5 major types of cancer.
What are Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Melanoma, Lymphoma and Leukemia.
4 Red flags for Hereditary Cancer.
What are Multiple, Young, Rare and Ancestry.
Name the 8 Hereditary Cancers that Myriad tests for.
What are Breast, Ovarian, Colorectal, Endometrial, Melanoma, Pancreatic, Gastric and Prostate.
How many patients have been screened at the center since July 1st; how many met criteria and how many agreed to testing?
What is 453 patients screened, 127 met criteria and 39 patients agreed to testing.
28% of those patients screened were flagged for meeting a guideline for testing.