5% of Americans Have Increased Cancer Risk, Study Shows

5% of Americans have increased cancer risk, study shows

Researchers hope the findings will broaden conversations of expanding early cancer detection tools.

Cone Health genetic testing program helps detect cancer, heart disease risk

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A test in the Triad that can tell if you have an increased chance of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer and heart disease, and it's completely free.  "Some people do feel like knowledge is power. For those people, this is a perfect test," said Dr. Chad Haldeman-Englert, a geneticist with Cone Health. "You don't know unless you test." There's power in knowing who you are on the inside at a microscopic level. Gen…

Study finds up to 5% of Americans carry genetic mutations linked to increased cancer susceptibility

New Cleveland Clinic research reveals that up to 5% of Americans – approximately 17 million people – carry genetic mutations or "variants" linked to increased cancer susceptibility, regardless of risk factors like personal or family cancer history.

Up to 5% of Americans carry genetic mutations associated with cancer risk

New Cleveland Clinic research reveals that up to 5% of Americans—approximately 17 million people—carry genetic mutations or "variants" linked to increased cancer susceptibility, regardless of risk factors like personal or family cancer history.

Study Finds 5 Percent of Americans Carry Genetic Mutations Linked to Elevated Cancer Risk

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