“With donor support, BC Cancer can be one of the first in the world to test upfront genetic screening that could eliminate a diagnosis in the first place.”
– Dr. Kasmintan Schrader, co-director, BC Cancer Hereditary Cancer Program
About 10 percent of cancers are hereditary, and occur as gene mutations that increases cancer risk are passed down from a parent to a child.
BC Cancer’s Hereditary Cancer Program, led by Medical Geneticist Dr. Kasmintan Schrader and Medical Oncologist Dr. Sophie Sun, performs genetic testing on tumors to identify if a patient’s family is at risk of cancer.
This program is an exciting advancement in cancer prevention, and early detection.
To date, the HCP team has:
“With donor support, BC Cancer can be one of the first in the world to test upfront genetic screening that could eliminate a diagnosis in the first place.”
– Dr. Kasmintan Schrader, co-director, BC Cancer Hereditary Cancer Program
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