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You should test yourself for cancer. There is an at-home DNA test, which I won't advertise, that tests your genetic predisposition for 36 types of cancer. If
by hkai 7y ago
You should test yourself for cancer.
There is an at-home DNA test, which I won't advertise, that tests your genetic predisposition for 36 types of cancer.
If you happen to have a certain mutation, you and potentially your blood relatives should start doing tests, in some cases as early as 25 and every year.
- Larrikin 7y agoIt's a shame the good work the scientists accomplished at those companies has basically been burned by the product people trying to increase profitability.
- chii 7y ago> There is an at-home DNA test, which I won't advertise, why not? A word of mouth recommendation is the best form of endorsement (if you have no affiliation with said product).
- drcross 7y agoTheres no way to prove you don't have an endorsement with the product on the internet. Jesus man.
- ovx99 7y agoWtf is the test? annoying post...
- mrunkel 7y agoI'm guessing it is 23andMe.
- questionfor 7y agoCan you please tell which test?
- onetimemanytime 7y agoEspecially if your parents, or others upstream, died from it before a certain age...
- moneywoes 7y agoI have a lump on my leg and the doctor said it's probably a lympoma but I'm still concerned after reading this. Is there anything I can do at home to test?
- gravelc 7y agoSee another doctor. Have a biopsy. Don’t stuff around with genetic tests, as they’re not going to give you the information you want in this situation (whether you have a cancer rather than whether you’re likely to develop one). I had the same thing. Got it removed. Fortunately was nothing.
- audiometry 7y agoSeek second or more opinions. Hard lesson I learned a few years ago is just because it’s a “professional” advice doesn’t mean it’s good/best advice. So now on with doctors, lawyers, other “specialty professionals” I don’t blindly accept one guy’s call.
- hkai 7y agoNo, you can't. An at-home DNA test doesn't test whether you have cancer* - it tests your chances of getting one over your lifetime. For some people, for example, there will be an 80% chance to get breast cancer during their lifetime, and they should start checking themselves often. * One exception is a colon cancer test - you can send (apologies) a swab of your poop to test it for mutated DNA that is present if you already have early colon cancer.