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Cancer Risk Assessment

Frederick Health's Precision Medicine & Genetics program provides cancer risk assessment and genetic testing. This service is available to any individual with a family history of cancer.

The majority of cancers occur later in life. However, some cancers occur before the age of 50 and in one or more family members. These cancers may have a hereditary cause. Your risk of having a hereditary cancer can be identified through family history and genetic testing.

As part of our Cancer Risk Assessment Program, a plan is developed based on your individualized risk. If you are found to be at increased risk of developing a hereditary cancer, we will offer you strategies to lower your risk.

If you are interested in being evaluated, please contact Frederick Health's Precision Medicine & Genetics at 301-663-9985.

We have a team of professionals who are knowledgeable about hereditary cancer and its physical, psychological, and financial implications. You may want to have a cancer risk assessment if any one of the following apply to you:

  • You or a family member was diagnosed with cancer before the age of 50
  • Two or more of your family members had the same or related cancer
  • You or a family member have had more than one type of cancer
  • You are of Eastern European or Jewish Ancestry with a family history of cancer
  • You have a family history of any rare cancer
  • You or a close relative is known to have a genetic mutation that can increase the risk of cancer
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