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Breast HealthCancer Genetics Counseling ProgramCare coordinator | High risk | Mammography/imaging | Emotional health | Breast cancer
Knowledge is a valuable tool in dealing with cancer. Although most cancer is not inherited and happens by chance, approximately 5-10% of all cancers are due to a hereditary factor, which means it can be passed from generation to generation. The good news is that the 2 genes that account for the majority of hereditary breast cancer have been identified, giving you access to the valuable information needed to plan preventive care that addresses your risks.
At the Aurora Women's Pavilion, the Cancer Genetics Counseling Program assists you in determining your personalized risk assessment based on your family and personal history of cancer. Our program offers you:
After you complete the risk assessment, an appointment will be scheduled for you with the genetics counselor. At this appointment you will discuss:
It is our policy that the release of genetic test results to physicians, insurance companies or other health care providers will only be granted upon receiving your written request. If you feel cancer genetic counseling is important to your plan of preventive care, talk with your doctor about a referral for cancer genetics assessment or contact our genetic counselor Jennifer Geurts at genetic.counseling@aurora.org or call the genetic counseling program office at 414-649-5639.
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Completing a risk assessment will educate you about the difference
between hereditary and sporadic cancers, will give you valuable information
you and your doctors can use to plan your preventive care and can assist you
with decisions regarding whether genetic testing would be of importance to
you. 