All Ontario Jewish women should have the opportunity to be tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, says Dr. Steven Narod, a world leader in the field of breast and ovarian cancer genetics.
“Ninety-eight per cent will test negative, but why not test everyone?” he asked at a panel discussion earlier this month titled “The ABCs of BRCA: Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Cancer and the ‘Jewish Gene’ But Were Afraid to Ask,” presented by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
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