{"id":3571,"date":"2023-01-16T01:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T06:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2023-01-20T08:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T13:10:51","slug":"should-genetic-testing-for-cancer-be-expanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/16\/should-genetic-testing-for-cancer-be-expanded\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Genetic Testing For Cancer Be Expanded?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lifestyle choices, such as smoking and poor diet, can affect your chances of developing <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer<\/a>, but some people carry a high risk for the disease in their DNA. The medical community is currently debating whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/breast-cancer-awareness-month-dna-brca-1-brca2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widespread genetic testing<\/a> will do more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would Lower-Cost Tests Mean Greater Accessibility?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/20\/angelina-effect-causes-an-increase-in-genetic-cancer-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRCA-related cancers<\/a> occur when the genes that produce tumor-preventing proteins mutate to the point where they lose that ability. These genetic changes result in higher risk of breast, prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancers as well as melanoma.<\/p>\n<p>Testing can normally run into thousands of dollars, making it generally available only via insurance coverage to individuals with a strong family history of cancer. But biotech companies have come up with viable tests that cost less than $500.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experts such as Mary-Claire King, the award-winning geneticist who originally identified the BRCA1 gene, think that the new testing methods should be considered routine like Pap smears and mammograms. Others are not convinced.<\/p>\n<p>Why is caution needed with the new <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/02\/considerations-on-genetic-testing-of-family-members-for-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">genetic testing<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Genetics is not a cut-and-dried specialty, and not all variations can be interpreted correctly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Some companies sell these tests directly to consumers without clear information about limitations and risks.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, knowing your family history is still the best indicator of a possible genetic link to cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genomic Testing and Immunotherapy for Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At Issels\u00ae, our <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/treatment-summary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immunotherapy for cancer<\/a> treatments are personally developed to allow for individual factors such as genetic predisposition and lifestyle. Visit our website to learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/contact-us.html\">state-of-the-art protocols<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lifestyle choices, such as smoking and poor diet, can affect your chances of developing cancer, but some people carry a high risk for the disease in their DNA. The medical community is currently debating whether widespread genetic testing will do more harm than good. Would Lower-Cost Tests Mean Greater Accessibility? BRCA-related cancers occur when the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/16\/should-genetic-testing-for-cancer-be-expanded\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Should Genetic Testing For Cancer Be Expanded?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[538,1],"tags":[222,539,259],"class_list":["post-3571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immunotherapy-for-cancer","category-uncategorized","tag-advanced-cancer-research","tag-cancer-immunotherapy","tag-fighting-cancer"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3572,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571\/revisions\/3572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}