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- June 18, 2012 at 11:02 pm
Saw this and thought I would share.
(Janner I lost your email but thought you might find it interesting. I just read your bio and you helped me so much about 5 years ago. Mary)
Saw this and thought I would share.
(Janner I lost your email but thought you might find it interesting. I just read your bio and you helped me so much about 5 years ago. Mary)
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- June 19, 2012 at 3:06 am
Very interesting – especially for me. Since it's almost impossible to get scans for some genetic defect, maybe something as inexpensive as this test might be something an individual could do themselves. Thanks for thinking of me and posting this link, Mary!
For the small group of melanoma warriors (2-4%) who have the p16 (CDKN2A) genetic defect, this is interesting news. P16 puts people at very high risk for melanoma, and a much higher risk than the general population for pancreatic cancer.
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- June 19, 2012 at 3:06 am
Very interesting – especially for me. Since it's almost impossible to get scans for some genetic defect, maybe something as inexpensive as this test might be something an individual could do themselves. Thanks for thinking of me and posting this link, Mary!
For the small group of melanoma warriors (2-4%) who have the p16 (CDKN2A) genetic defect, this is interesting news. P16 puts people at very high risk for melanoma, and a much higher risk than the general population for pancreatic cancer.
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- June 19, 2012 at 3:06 am
Very interesting – especially for me. Since it's almost impossible to get scans for some genetic defect, maybe something as inexpensive as this test might be something an individual could do themselves. Thanks for thinking of me and posting this link, Mary!
For the small group of melanoma warriors (2-4%) who have the p16 (CDKN2A) genetic defect, this is interesting news. P16 puts people at very high risk for melanoma, and a much higher risk than the general population for pancreatic cancer.
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