NHS 'not screening for some forms of cancer costing lives' Hundreds of women are dying needlessly each year because the NHS is failing to screen for genetic forms of cancer, a charity has warned.
Some 29 per cent of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are not offered genetic testing to see if their family might also be at risk.
Ovarian Cancer Action said around one in six cases are linked to the mutated BRCA gene – famously carried by Angelina Jolie – which significantly increases their risk. The Daily Mail
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Some 29 per cent of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are not offered genetic testing to see if their family might also be at risk.
Ovarian Cancer Action said around one in six cases are linked to the mutated BRCA gene – famously carried by Angelina Jolie – which significantly increases their risk. The Daily Mail
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- Acting on BRCA: Breaking down barriers to save lives Ovarian Cancer Action
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