Test for All Diagnosed
March 5, 2019The American Society of Breast Surgeons is recommending that all women diagnosed with breast cancer be offered genetic testing for inherited mutations.
The organization released new genetic testing guidelines for breast cancer in which it said that BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2 testing should be offered, along with testing of other genes if warranted by clinical findings or family history, to all breast cancer patients. It also recommended that patients who underwent genetic evaluation in the past for whom no pathogenic variant was found consider updated testing.