Using Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer - 1497 Words

According to Susan G. Komen only about 5 to 10% of breast cancer in the United States are due to inherited genes mutation. In other words, breast cancer is not always linked from a parent to child, only a small amount of people in the U.S. have an inherited gene. Genes are pieces of DNA that every cell in the body contains which includes the genetic code for your body. If there are any changes in the genetic code- DNA and RNA molecules that carry genetic information in the living body, there will be an effect in the function of the genes which will result in mutation. Many inherited mutations have little to no effect on a persons health. However, there can still be a higher risk of breast cancer. In the book What You Need to Know Now†¦show more content†¦As well as 45 to 65 percent of women who inherit these harmful will most likely have breast cancer by the age of 70. In other words, if their is an inherited mutation of one or both mutations there is a greater chance of dea ling with breast cancer for a time in life or a lifetime. BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 are the human tumor suppressor proteins type 1 and 2 found in humans to repair DNA. If there is a negative result of an BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 there still is a low chance of developing breast cancer which is why it is very important to get routine screening. If there is positive result of a the gene there is a certainty that you have a risk of breast cancer. Women who carry the BRCA mutation are given different ways of early and severe chemoprevention, surveillance and prophylactic surgery. Nevertheless it is very rare and usually affects older men who can also carry these mutations, having a risk of breast cancer and pass them on to their children. In fact, test from children with parents of breast cancer focusing on mood, social functioning and behavior problem by Lizbeth Hoke show that there is no significant difference between children of the breast cancer group and not in the group. However, women that do have breast cancer resulted in psychological distress more than others but their treatment and illness were not related to their children. Due to their distress children of mothers who have breast cancer were found to do better in academic and social more than