Comments on: Just a Little Scared of Genetic Testing http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/ How will it change your life? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: DNA Videos: Genetic Testing on NBC Nightly News http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-46250 DNA Videos: Genetic Testing on NBC Nightly News Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:31:31 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-46250 [...] think it’s a bit of both. When it comes to our DNA, any sane person would feel some trepidation especially if they’ve got an overactive imagination like me. It seems we have two [...] [...] think it’s a bit of both. When it comes to our DNA, any sane person would feel some trepidation especially if they’ve got an overactive imagination like me. It seems we have two [...]

]]> By: Eye on DNA Headlines for 20 December 2007 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-29592 Eye on DNA Headlines for 20 December 2007 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:16:27 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-29592 [...] Which category do you belong to? [...] [...] Which category do you belong to? [...]

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10859 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10859 Genetic testing means different things to different people depending on many factors including their level of understanding, family history, culture, etc. For Kathy, HD testing is probably equivalent to breast cancer genetic testing but for others, the thought of getting tested for either condition inspires a tremendous amount of fear. Genetic testing means different things to different people depending on many factors including their level of understanding, family history, culture, etc. For Kathy, HD testing is probably equivalent to breast cancer genetic testing but for others, the thought of getting tested for either condition inspires a tremendous amount of fear.

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10858 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:32:37 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10858 What devastating news, Kathy. :( What devastating news, Kathy. :(

]]> By: NA http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10786 NA Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:26:17 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10786 Testing for HD is different when compared for testing for breast cancer. Some diseases hold more stigma then others. This is why people need to see a genetics specialist before undergoing genetic testing....but there are not enough genetic specialists to take on such a load of patients. Testing for HD is different when compared for testing for breast cancer. Some diseases hold more stigma then others. This is why people need to see a genetics specialist before undergoing genetic testing….but there are not enough genetic specialists to take on such a load of patients.

]]> By: KathyF http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10710 KathyF Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:18:40 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10710 Hmmm... I was surprised to find that most people don't want to be tested for HD. I absolutely had to know. BTW, we just found out today that my aunt has it too. She learned yesterday, on the 8th anniversary of my learning that I tested negative. I was hoping it would be an auspicious day, but no such luck. Hmmm… I was surprised to find that most people don’t want to be tested for HD. I absolutely had to know.

BTW, we just found out today that my aunt has it too. She learned yesterday, on the 8th anniversary of my learning that I tested negative. I was hoping it would be an auspicious day, but no such luck.

]]> By: Who’s Afraid of Genetic Testing? http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10556 Who’s Afraid of Genetic Testing? Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:01:03 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10556 [...] September 27th Eye on DNA notes why some, or many, have fears or at least second thoughts, about having a whole genome scan [...] [...] September 27th Eye on DNA notes why some, or many, have fears or at least second thoughts, about having a whole genome scan [...]

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10433 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:54:20 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10433 If you can't convince your aunt, Steve, nobody can! Good luck. If you can’t convince your aunt, Steve, nobody can! Good luck.

]]> By: StevenMurphy MD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10340 StevenMurphy MD Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:53:30 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/09/26/just-a-little-scared-of-genetic-testing/#comment-10340 Trust me Hsien, I am all too aware of this fear. We are trying to get my aunt tested for BRCA gene mutations. Not so much for her, but for our WHOLE family. Worse yet, she already knows that she had bilateral breast CA. Now that is Fear at its best. -Steve www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com Trust me Hsien,
I am all too aware of this fear. We are trying to get my aunt tested for BRCA gene mutations. Not so much for her, but for our WHOLE family. Worse yet, she already knows that she had bilateral breast CA. Now that is Fear at its best.
-Steve
http://www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com

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