Brca testing

BRCA Testing is a gene test that uses DNA analyses.
This test is usually done to identify the harmful changes of the two breast cancer susceptibility genes.

1. BRCA Testing

2. INTRODUCTION

●BRCA Testing is a gene test that uses DNA analyses.
●This test is usually done to identify the harmful changes of the two
breast cancer susceptibility genes.
●Genetic testing helps the people more chances to know more about
breast cancer.
●BRCA mutations can either be inherited or acquired. These 2 types
of BRCA mutation tests can be given at different times and are used
to identify different mutations.

3. Tests to identify breast cancer

●Tumor Testing
●Blood or Saliva Testing

Both of these tests should be done by a doctor, so be sure to ask yours
about BRCA testing as early as possible to better understand your
treatment options.

4. Tumor Testing:
●This is comprehensive and can be
done as early as during surgery.
●It could increase your odds of
identifying a mutation by almost 65%
compared to DNA testing alone.

5. Blood or Saliva Testing:
●This type of testing uses DNA
to identify inherited BRCA
mutations.
●This is important to determine
your family’s cancer risk and
your treatment options.

6. TYPES OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENT

1.Surgery
2.Chemotherapy
3.Targeted therapy
4.Radiation therapy

7. Surgery

●The most common treatment for breast cancer.
●This removes as much of the cancerous tissue as possible.
●Mainly two types of surgery to remove breast cancer:
breast-conserving surgery and mastectomy.
●Breast-conserving surgery removes only part of the breast containing
cancer.
●But mastectomy removes the entire breast, including all of the breast
tissue and sometimes nearby tissues.

8. Chemotherapy

●The chemotherapy method is used to kill cancer cells.
●Chemotherapy drugs can be injected or infused into a vein, or
given by mouth. Multiple chemotherapy drugs are typically used
to treat early breast cancer.

9. Targeted Therapy

●Targeted therapy is a type of
treatment designed to block the
growth of cancer cells.
●There are many different types of
targeted therapies and they work on
different pathways in cancer cells.

10. Radiation Therapy
●Radiation therapy uses high-energy
X-rays to kill cancer cells.
●This type of treatment can be useful
after surgery or if cancer has spread to
other parts of the body.