Recent studies have shown about 1 in every 16 people who are diagnosed with kidney (renal) cancer develop it due to a hereditary predisposition. Knowing whether a person’s kidney cancer is due to a hereditary predisposition (or a single gene) can indicate whether that individual has a higher chance to develop a second kidney cancer or other cancers or non-cancerous tumors.
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Cancer
Genetics
Learn more about the link between cancer and genetics from the experts at Genome Medical. Find out answers to questions like “is cancer genetic?”
What is Genetic Testing?
Genome Medical offers pharmacogenomics counseling, genetic test recommendations and long-term care planning to custom-tailor your medications and dosages based on your genetic makeup.
What is Genetic Counseling?
Learn more about what genetic counseling is and which genetic counseling programs are right for you or your family, answered by Genome Medical’s genetic experts.
Cancer Genetics
Learn more about the link between cancer and genetics from the experts at Genome Medical. Find out answers to questions like “is cancer genetic?”
What is Genetic Testing?
Genome Medical offers pharmacogenomics counseling, genetic test recommendations and long-term care planning to custom-tailor your medications and dosages based on your genetic makeup.
What is Genetic Counseling?
Learn more about what genetic counseling is and which genetic counseling programs are right for you or your family, answered by Genome Medical’s genetic experts.
