Understanding BRCA: Myths and Facts About Genetic Testing

I mean, even for me in 96, I was one of the first people tested for the BRCA gene because of my previous diagnosis in 1991. And we didn't know it was, you know, we didn't know then. We still are learning things. In fact, just so your listeners have a sense, you know, a lot of people might know the BRCA gene is like the Angelina Jolie gene and some people hear they have BRCA and they freak out and, you know, there's definitely a higher incidence type of pattern. But what people don't understand is a BRCA mutation is just simply a mutation of how our body repairs our DNA, doesn't repair it as well as the average Joe go. But it impacts less than 5% of all breast cancer or, you know, other cancers in general. It's less than 5% of the population have that particular genetic hiccup. And the other side is that genetic hiccup has zero impact on the overall survival.