Health & Fitness
Genetic testing plays a major role and an ever increasing role in the management of many different cancers, including prostate cancer. It also plays an increasing role in the identification of risks for cancer, so its important that we patients know the limits of a key federal privacy law that protects us when we do have a genetic test.In June, 2020, there was a new set of recommendations on the use of genetic testing published by the International Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference that strongly endorses the testing of all men with metastatic prostate cancer to aid with treatment decisions and to assess eligibility for clinical trials. It is important that we understand that there are significant limits to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, which was written to protect against discrimination in employment and medical insurance for people with known genetic risk factors for diseases, including cancer. Support the show (https://www.cancerabcs.org/new-page-2/)