Innovative Screening Tool Launched To Identify Individuals At Risk For Hereditary Cancers

Ochsner Health announces nan motorboat of its Genetic Wellness Assessment, an innovative screening instrumentality to thief place individuals astatine consequence for hereditary cancers. The Genetic Wellness Assessment is now disposable for adults willing successful learning much astir their crab consequence astatine Ochsner.org/GeneticWellnessSurvey. 

The Genetic Wellness Assessment allows individuals to find whether they whitethorn person a higher familial consequence of processing crab by answering a fewer elemental questions that measure individual consequence factors. Those identified arsenic having a precocious risk, aliases anyone willing successful further evaluation, tin schedule an assignment to talk familial testing. The results of familial testing are utilized by healthcare providers to connection personalized recommendations for crab screening, prevention and further information for patients and family members. 

The Genetic Wellness Assessment is simply a pivotal measurement successful advancing precision medicine and preventive care. This programme allows america to proactively find if patients are genetically predisposed to processing cancer. Once patients are identified, we tin connection a tailored scheme to forestall a crab from processing aliases detecting it early erstwhile it's astir treatable." 

Marc Matrana, MD, strategy aesculapian head of precision medicine, Ochsner Health

How it works 

• Adults willing successful taking nan appraisal tin sojourn Ochsner.org/GeneticWellnessSurvey to complete nan Genetic Wellness Assessment astatine nary cost. The appraisal evaluates a patient's individual and family history of crab to place their consequence of having a familial crab syndrome. 

• If a diligent is identified arsenic precocious risk, they are offered familial counseling, testing, and a personalized crab screening and prevention plan. 

Why it matters 

It's estimated that hereditary crab syndromes, for illustration Lynch syndrome aliases hereditary bosom and ovarian cancer, are responsible for astir 1 successful 8 cancers. These conditions summation nan consequence of processing crab astatine a younger property aliases successful aggregate family members. 

By identifying these risks early, Ochsner tin thief patients return preventive actions, specified arsenic specialized screenings aliases treatments, which tin amended outcomes. Ochsner offers complete attraction and support done its Hereditary Cancer & High-Risk Program to guarantee patients person personalized attraction and resources. 

"Advancements successful genomics and precision medicine are transforming really we attack crab prevention and treatment," said Dr. Matrana. "This programme empowers patients pinch knowledge astir their consequence of processing crab and connects them pinch a multidisciplinary squad of experts to guarantee they and their families person nan champion successful crab prevention, early discovery and treatment."