The guidelines regarding who should be tested continue to evolve as we learn more about genetics and their role in cancer. If you have a question, ask your primary care physician.

Individuals who might consider genetic testing include:

• All patients diagnosed with breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer.
• An individual with a relative who has a pathogenic variant in a cancer susceptibility gene.
• An individual who has a 1^st or 2^nd degree relative with any of the following:

• • Breast Cancer ≤ 45 y/o
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Male Breast Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • ≥2 Breast cancer primaries in a single individual
  • ≥2 individuals with breast cancer primaries on the same side of family with at least one diagnose ≤50 y/o

• An individual with a personal and/or family history on the same side of the family of 3 or more of the following (especially if diagnosed age ≤50 y/o; can include multiple primary cancer in same individual)
  • Breast cancer, sarcoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, brain tumor, leukemia
  • Colon cancer, endometrial cancer, thyroid cancer, kidney cancer, dermatologic manifestations, macrocephaly, or hamartomatous polyps of GI tract.
  • Lobular breast cancer, diffuse gastric cancer
  • Breast cancer, GI cancer or hamartomatous polyps, ovarian sex chord tumors, pancreatic cancer, testicular sertoli cell tumors or childhood skin pigmentation.