Genetic Testing Checklist

One in 40 (2.5 percent) persons of
Ashkenazi Jewish descent carries
one of three common mutations
that may result in an increased
risk for breast and/or ovarian
cancer.
If there is a history of any of the
following conditions, you may be a
candidate for genetic testing:

• Personal history of breast can-
cer before age 50
• Personal history of ovarian can-
cer at any age

• Personal history of both breast
and ovarian cancer
• Bilateral breast cancer
• Male breast cancer
• Family history of breast and
ovarian cancer
• Family history of two or more with
breast cancer younger than 50.

Knowing your risk leads to preven-
tion and early detection of cancer.

• Henry Ford Health System
Josephine Ford Cancer Center
Mary Helen Quigg, M.D.
6777 W. Maple
West Bloomfield
(313) 916-3188
Amy Decker, M.S., C.G.C.
(313) 916-1303
www.henryfordhealth.org

FARMINGTON HILLS
INTERNISTS

Specializing in the practice of adult medicine

— Information provided by William
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

Genetics Evaluation/Counseling

• Beaumont Hospital
3577 W.13 Mile
Royal Oak
(877) 232-8226
David Decker, M.D.
Dana Zakalik, M.D.
Whitney Ducaine, M.G.C.
(248) 551-3388
www.beaumont.edu

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left-right: Eugene Herman, M.D.; Gary Yashinsky, M.D.; Richard Stober, M.D.; Allan Ross, M.D.;
David Jacobs, M.D.; Leon Morris, D.O.; Sheldon Stoffer, M.D.- Endocrinology

• Karmanos Cancer Institute
3990 John R, Detroit
(313) 966-7780
Michael Simon, M.D., M.P.H.
Nancie Petrucelli, M.S., C.G.C..
(313) 966-7780
www.karmanos.org

Is pleased to announce the association of

Eugene Herman, M.D.

ALL PHYSICIANS ARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

248-865-4150

248-865-4160

Drs. Stober, Stoffer, Yashinsky

Drs. Herman, Jacobs, Morris, Ross

30055 Northwestern Hwy.
Suite 150/160
Farmington Hills, MI 48334

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• St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
McCauley Cancer Care Center
5301 Huron River Dr., Ypsilanti
(734) 712-1000
Elaine G. Chottiner, M.D.
www.sjmh.com

Be Well
Chiropractic
Center

• University of Michigan
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor
(734) 936-6884
Sophia D. Merajver, M.D., Ph.D.
Kara J. Milliron, M.S., C.G.C.
(734) 764-0107
www.cancer.med.umich.edu

Dr. Jason Ellis

Gene Alert from page 44

reduces breast cancer even in BRCA-
positive patients by about 50 percent,
Zakalik said.
At this point "Rachel;' a 40-some-
thing Ann Arbor wife, mother and
social worker who last year was diag-
nosed with ovarian cancer, has chosen
increased surveillance plus significant
lifestyle changes. She doesn't rule out
adding a preventive drug or future sur-
gery.
Rachel, who asked that her name be
changed to protect her privacy, has a
family history of breast cancer. Doctors
discouraged her from genetic testing,
she said.
"I was extremely vigilant',' getting a
baseline mammogram at age 30 and

having regular mammograms and
examinations. She was never told how
closely breast and ovarian cancers are
related, she said.
After her diagnosis, any barriers to
the gene test were gone. Results showed
she had the BRCA1 gene.
"I think the whole thing is a hot
potato',' she said of advertising the test
to the general public. "Personally, I wish
I had known more about that option
(genetic testing)" before my cancer
developed.

A physician and patient-recommended Web

site that focuses on hereditary cancer is

www.facingourrisk.org.

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30000 Orchard Lake Rd., Suite B

(at 13 1/2 Mile Rd. on the east side of the street)

14 Mile Rd.

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13 Mlle Rd.

in Farmington Hills!

Phone : (248) 489
vvww.BeWeliChiropractic.com

"Thank you to all our patients
for your continued support."

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