Prostate Cancer Focused Genomic Panel:

Sample Required: Buccal Swab (included in kit)

Number of Genes: 13

Genes included: ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, EPCAM, HOXB13, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, NBN, PALB2, PMS2, TP53

Description:

This is for patients with an actual or potential prostate cancer diagnosis, especially for those with a personal or family history suggestive of a hereditary prostate cancer syndrome. Indications of a likely hereditary prostate cancer include early onset of cancer (before 50), more than one primary cancer in a single person, and multiple affected people within a family with a history of prostate, breast, ovarian, and/or colon cancer.

Genetic testing for hereditary cancer can:

• Establish or confirm a diagnosis

• Identify risk for other cancers and health conditions

• Assist in modifying lifestyle changes

• Result in more personalised treatment, which may include increased screening and pharmacological treatments.