Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancers

Survival rates for cancers covered by Color’s Hereditary Cancer Test increase dramatically when caught at an earlier and more treatable stage. Knowing your risk can help you take action. For example, you can work with our medical practitioners to create a personalized screening and prevention plan, designed to help reduce your risk of developing cancer. The Hereditary Cancer Test analyzes 30 genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2. Having a mutation in one of these genes can increase your risk of developing common hereditary cancers, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, or prostate cancer. Traditionally hereditary cancer testing is very expensive, however, we use a company that provides the same testing at a fraction of the price.

At Priority You MD, we use Color Genetic Testing

Our genetic tests focus on genes associated with an increased risk for common hereditary cancers and hereditary high cholesterol – disorders where early knowledge can potentially make a difference.

How it works:

1. Get a Kit —  Purchase a test kit from our office.  You may pick it up or we can ship it to your home.   Provide a saliva sample and mail it to the Color lab.
2. Get your results — Your results will include your risk for selected hereditary disorders along with personalized screening guidelines.
3. Talk to a counselor — A board-certified genetic counselor will help answer your questions and discuss next steps.
4. Create a health plan — Schedule an appointment with us.  We will go over your results and create a screening and management plan with you.
5. Get ongoing support — After you get your results, we’ll update you with any changes to your guidelines, risk information, or variant classification.

Benefits:  Genetic testing is powerful because it’s personal

1. Color testing calculates risk for selected hereditary disorders using your genetic profile along with input from your personal and family history.
2. Personalized screenings — Based on this risk profile, we may recommend you adjust your screening schedule, such as earlier and more frequent mammograms.
3. Care for your family — Hereditary disorders run in families, so your results could help your loved ones learn more about their own health risks.
4. Affordable — Color provides quality, advanced, clinical-grade testing at a fraction of the price of other labs

Affordable Pricing:

Hereditary Cancer Test. $250 — Analysis of 30 genes associated with an increased risk for common hereditary cancers

BRCA Test  $149 — Analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes which are associated with an increased risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

Ordering:  Simply call our office and we will order a test kit for you – please note that you do not need to be a pre-existing patient to have hereditary cancer testing