How Do I Get a Breast Cancer / Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment Test?

Be Ready to Discuss Your Personal or Family History

You can take action today by following these easy steps to find out if you're at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer:

• Take the Be Ready Quiz. It will let you know if you should discuss testing with your doctor
• Talk to your doctor. Share your family history and ask whether testing is right for you
• Take action. Based on your personal or family history, taking the test could be your next step

If Appropriate, Be Ready to Take the Test

If you and your doctor decide that testing is right for you, your healthcare provider will take a small blood sample and send it to the laboratory for analysis.

Your doctor will share test results with you as soon as they are available, which can be as soon as two weeks from the date your test is started.

Note: Most health insurance plans pay for BRACAnalysis^®. More than 90% of tests receive coverage, and the average reimbursement is more than 90%.

Be Ready to Talk and to Take Action

Your test results will not tell you whether you have cancer. Your results provide information about your inherited risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Depending on test results—and taking into consideration your age and other personal factors—your doctor will help you create a plan of action.

For Cancer Survivors

If you have already had breast or ovarian cancer, your doctor may recommend that you take the test.

If it turns out that you do have an inherited risk as well as a personal history of breast or ovarian cancer, you and your doctor may want to take stronger measures to prevent the possibility of developing another cancer—including risk-reducing medication or preventive surgery.