Who should get Genetic Testing?

Women with a personal or family history of breast, ovarian, tubal, or peritoneal cancer or who have an ancestry associated with breast cancers (BRCA1 or BRCA2) gene mutations. (* See link below!)

Anyone diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Anyone diagnosed with uterine cancer whose tumor is:
- Microsatellite instability high (microsatellite unstable) (MSI- high)
- Mismatch repair deficient (MMR-d)
Anyone that may have other indicators for hereditary cancer including
- Being diagnosed with cancer at a younger age than average for that cancer. For example, being diagnosed with uterine cancer at age 50 or younger
- Having bilateral tumors
- Having multiple primary tumors (for example being diagnosed with both uterine and colon cancer)
- Having multiple relatives from the same side of the family with the same or related cancers/tumors
- Having multiple pre-cancerous tumors such as pre-cancerous colon polyps, atypical moles.
If you are of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish descent or a Hispanic Woman whose family lives or lived in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, please visit our page Jewish or Hispanic Women & Genetics for more information.

* The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has published guidelines related to BRCA-related cancer genetic testing and counseling.