CHOICE AWAITS GENETIC CANCER PATIENTS AS MIDDLE AGE BECKONS

Nurul Amni Sulha Che Mohammad, colorectal cancer patient. Her cancer is attributed to Lynch Syndrome, where a mutation in one of five specific genes that help repair DNA. causes her to be prone to developing various cancers. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Dr. Kavitha Rethnavelu, consultant clinical geneticist at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL), examines a patient with genetic cancer. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Dr. Patricia Gomez, consultant breast surgeon at Pantai Hospital KL, said pre-test genetik counselling is important to prepare patients for their DNA results and options. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Women who inherited cancer genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 can either screen their breasts and ovaries often or remove them altogether before they develop cancer. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED

Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV) consultant oncologist Dr. Hafizah Zaharah Ahmad. --Nina Muslim/Bernama