Oncology - Hereditary
A hereditary cancer syndrome occurs when a person inherits a mutation that leads to an increased risk of developing certain cancers.
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A hereditary cancer syndrome occurs when a person inherits a mutation that leads to an increased risk of developing certain cancers. This mutation, also called «germline mutation» is present in every cell of the body.
Patients with such cancer predisposing syndromes typically develop cancers at an early age, have multiple cancers present and share the same or related forms of cancer with relatives.
Hereditary cancer syndromes account for approximately 5%–10% of all cancer.
Using genetic testing to identify these germline mutations is a useful cancer risk assessment tool in healthy high-risk patients who, through regular screening tests and preventive strategies can detect cancer early and reduce cancer mortality.
Genetic testing can provide actionable information to cancer patients with a suspected hereditary form of cancer, and enable tailored medical treatment. Their relatives can also be genetically screened for the same mutation and receive a reliable predictive diagnosis.
Unilabs Genetics Hereditary Cancer tests include cancer-specific panels and a more extensive panel covering a large number of cancer-associated genes. These panels have been carefully designed based on well-established clinical association between the included genes and their risk potential in the development of cancer.
See below a list of the most frequently requested tests.
- Hereditary Cancer Comprehensive Panel
- Gynecological (Breast, Ovarian, Endometrial) Cancer Panel
- Colorectal Cancer Panel
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Panel
- Pancreatic Cancer Panel
- Renal Cancer Panel
- Prostate Cancer Panel
- Paraganglioma-Pheochromocytoma Panel
- Hematological Malignancies - Hereditary Panel
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