Clinicians

Cancer genetics

  • Family history of a known mutation in a cancer predisposition gene

  • Individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity known to be at increased risk for cancer predisposition

  • Cancer at a young age less than 50 years

  • Multiple primary cancers in a single individual

  • Bilateral or multifocal cancers

  • Same type of cancer in close relatives (same side of a family)

  • Rare tumors (e.g. retinoblastoma, adrenocortical carcinoma)

  • Unusual cancer presentation

  • Uncommon tumor histology

  • Rare cancers known to be associated with genetic syndromes

  • Breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

  • Uterine cancer

  • Thyroid cancer

  • Pancreatic cancer

  • Prostate cancer

  • Bone cancer

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