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Disparities in Genetic Testing for
Cancer Susceptibility

By:
Dr. Susan Domchek
Executive Director Basser Center for BRCA at
Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center

"Although individuals who are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are 10 times more likely to have a mutation (1 in 40), BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are found in all races and ethnicities. Several studies have shown that even in populations at the highest risk of having BRCA1/2 mutations (for instance, ovarian cancer patients) many individuals do not undergo testing."