National study examines genetic testing to inform follow-up care for cancer survivors

MedicalXpress | мая 07, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people diagnosed with cancer are still alive today but were never genetically tested, either because testing was not available or was not routinely offered at the time of their diagnosis. These patients are just as likely as those diagnosed today to carry a germline pathogenic variant (gPV)—a heritable genetic alteration—that increases cancer risk.