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Hi Nancy,

Here are some more sites that have information on the genetic testing. There are pros and cons to this test. It would be good for her to read everything she can.

I will keep looking for more information and resources.

BRCA Mutations Don't Raise Breast Cancer Risk Equally
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_59839.html

Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2: It's Your Choice
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/BRCA

Preventive Surgery Can Reduce Cancer Risk in Women with BRCA Gene Mutations
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/preventive-surgery0502

Cancer Quest
http://www.cancerquest.org/index.cfm?page=347

BRCA: What We Now Know
http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2FcontentViewer%2Fshow&_windowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt{actionForm.contentReference}=cap_today%2Ffeature_stories%2F0906BRCA.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr

Limited Family Structure and BRCA Gene Mutation Status in Single Cases of Breast Cancer
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/297/23/2587

Breast/Ovarian Cancer: BRCA1 & BRCA2
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/8623.cfm

Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast cancer
http://guidelines.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=7784&nbr=004489&string...

When is BRCA Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Appropriate?
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/gtesting/publications/breast_ovarian_cancer.htm

We will continue to post breast cancer information on our site and will be adding it to the "Conditions" section soon.

Please let me know if you have any questions on any of the information. I'd be happy to help.

Warmest regards,

Michelle