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Genetic Testing versus Genome Testing
Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone has had genome testing done in Canada, where it is done and at which point in the cancer journey? Recently I was reading about this online and discovered that genetic and genome testing are a bit different (hoping I understood this correctly). What I've read online is that genetic testing checks for ones individual gene mutations while genome testing tests a tumor's molecular composition. Now I wonder if genome testing is common in Canada and where?
My mother had her genetic testing done already but genome testing wasn't discussed with us or offered yet which I'm thinking why not? Isn't it better to learn early on about someone's individual cancer tumor so that if there is specific medication or targeted therapies available, it can be discovered very early?
Anyone with any insight or experience on this?
I'm wondering if anyone has had genome testing done in Canada, where it is done and at which point in the cancer journey? Recently I was reading about this online and discovered that genetic and genome testing are a bit different (hoping I understood this correctly). What I've read online is that genetic testing checks for ones individual gene mutations while genome testing tests a tumor's molecular composition. Now I wonder if genome testing is common in Canada and where?
My mother had her genetic testing done already but genome testing wasn't discussed with us or offered yet which I'm thinking why not? Isn't it better to learn early on about someone's individual cancer tumor so that if there is specific medication or targeted therapies available, it can be discovered very early?
Anyone with any insight or experience on this?
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Hello @Luci22 thank you for posting about this topic.
The comment I can share on this topic is about the POG study in BC.
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/about/news-stories/stories/personalized-onco-genomics-(pog)-q-a
I watched the documentary on it and it was very interesting.
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Hello again @Luci22... good timing... OCC is offering a webinar series on genetics with the first session on March 01
http://ovariancanada.org/events-support/go-online-for-support/webinar-series
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Thanks for the information and links. I've registered for the webinar now so look forward to watching. I also watched the POG study documentary at one point which is what made me start looking and thinking more into it. I am finding this kind of thing is in early stages but wish there was more info on Gemomics since it sounds promising.0
